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Ed would like to know if there is a word to describe someone who refers to themself in the third person.

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  • Bob Dole? Donald Trump?
    – Kit Z. Fox
    Aug 3, 2011 at 17:57
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    A Facebook user?
    – splattne
    Aug 3, 2011 at 18:01
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    Bill should have thought to post this here himself. :) Aug 3, 2011 at 18:01
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    Dmckee thinks people who do that are pretentious jerks. Aug 3, 2011 at 18:08
  • there are also people talking like that in their daily conversation? In my native language they would sound cute to talk with others that way Aug 3, 2011 at 23:31

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Ed suggests the word is illeism.

Ed is an illeist.

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    BoltClock agrees.
    – BoltClock
    Aug 3, 2011 at 18:00
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    splattne upvoted you.
    – splattne
    Aug 3, 2011 at 18:00
  • So perhaps is this commenter, who can't help thinking Ed may have posted this question after reading what looks to me like a somewhat fanciful Wikipedia entry. Aug 3, 2011 at 18:00
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    @z7sg So make it better?
    – Ed Guiness
    Aug 3, 2011 at 19:09
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    I think you could get more upvotes if you fleshed this out, but I learned a new word from your answer
    – user10893
    Aug 3, 2011 at 20:23

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