A personal pronoun is an independent pronoun which can have various forms according to gender, number, person, and case. Examples of personal pronouns are me, you, and they.
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Why is the accusative case used for a “topic”?
If I were to write a book about myself, Me would be a more natural-sounding title than I. Also, we say the us-vs.-them mentality instead of the we-vs.-they mentality.
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Term for types of first person plural
I've noticed that there are two types of first person plural – one where the addressee is included, and one where she or he isn't. For example:
With addressee included:
Let us go.
What's our plan?
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Why are “player”, “researcher” and “designer” referred to by a feminine gender specific pronoun? [closed]
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Can the feminine pronouns be gender-neutral?
Reason for the current trend to use "she" as the gender-neutral pronoun?
In a lot of academic literature that I'm reading ...
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Name a person who loves to do things manually
What will you call a person who loves to do things manually rather than using any technology tools.
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“Your and my [something]” vs “Yours and my…”
Prompted by comments against this question, I'd like some help figuring out why some people (myself included) prefer yours over the apparently more logical/grammatically consistent your in this kind ...
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comparative construction used with pronouns, especially 'her'
I was recently pulled up by a colleague when I made a statement along the lines of I am a better player than her. My colleague suggested the correct statement should be better player than she is ...
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“One of them was/were you”
If I am talking to somebody about a certain group of people in the third person, and then want to refer to the person I am talking with as one of those people, which do I say?
One of them were you
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Why do we say “of mine/of his” instead of “of me/of him”?
He's a friend of mine.
That's a car of his.
Why do we use the possessive when the meaning would be the same while not using it (e.g. a friend of me and a car of him)? I thought maybe it is ...
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“The great I” vs “The great me”
Are both sentences below grammatically correct?
The great I.
The great me.
What is the grammatical breakdown in each case?
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Can 'one' replace an antecedent?
Over at Judaism.SE someone asked a question with the title
(1) What is the source for not walking with one's hands behind his back
and someone else edited it to read
(2) What is the source ...
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What is the answer to the question “Who came yesterday?” — “I” or “Me”? [closed]
Duplicate of:
Who wants ice-cream?
What is the answer to the question:
Who came yesterday?
Is it "I" or "Me"?
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When is the construction “I myself” suitable? [closed]
A previous question, How to call attention to "I" without "I myself" or the pretentious "Even I"?, suggested that the "I myself" construction is often used for emphasis, with one answer correctly ...
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When is it not okay to use the word “they”?
I want to say "I love Oreos, they are like crack" but I am not sure if using the word "they" is correct.
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“People like you” versus “people like yourself”?
In the latest South Park episode, I noticed a line:
We have so many abandoned babies and
not enough people like yourself who
care.
Which kinda struck me, because I'd expect it to be people ...
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How to take the gender of an anonymous person into consideration? [closed]
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Gender neutral pronoun
Very often, I find myself writing about a user, an anonymous person whose gender I don't know.
Right after mentioning this abstract user, I need ...
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Use of “I”, “we” and the passive voice in a scientific thesis [closed]
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Style Question: Use of “we” vs. “I” vs. passive voice in a dissertation
When the first person voice is used in scientific writing it is mostly ...
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Difference between “Please don't be long” and “Please don't YOU be long”
In the song "Blue Jay Way" from the Beatles, we've got the following lyrics :
Please don't be long
Please don't you be very long
I'm (obviously) not a native English speaker but the first ...
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Why are pronouns always given in the same order? I, you, he, etc? [closed]
Not just English
Why are pronouns when conjugating verbs always given in the same order.
I
You
He
She
We
You Plural
They (or he's and she's depending on the language)
Does anyone know?
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How to call attention to “I” without “I myself” or the pretentious “even I”?
I find that in persuasive conversation, whether written or oral, it is sometimes useful to draw attention to the "I" in the sentence, giving the connotation that you are confessing or conceding to ...
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In a business proposal, which personal pronoun should be used?
Which personal pronoun would you use in a business proposal?
Most people either go with first or third person, e.g.,
We propose this marketing plan.
or
Company x proposes this marketing ...
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“He” / “she” vs. “it” regarding beloved objects
Is that normal to regard a beloved object (an animal, a car, a book) as he/she? If yes, what gender should be used in this case?
One comment in this question touched the tendency to humanize things ...
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When to use “me” or “myself”?
Which one is correct:
Someone like me...
or
Someone like myself...
Is "like myself" ever correct?
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Advice for using multiple same-gender personal pronouns in the same sentence
I have often struggled with sentences that contain two characters of the same gender. For example, if there are two females, Alice and Carol, then the following sentence can be confusing.
Alice ...
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“Smarter than me” or “smarter than I”? [closed]
Possible Duplicates:
I can run faster than _. (1) him (2) he?
“like I” or “like me”?
Which of these is correct and why?
I always assumed it followed the rule of "which would be correct if ...
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Is “ship” a feminine word? [closed]
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Is it a good practice to refer to countries, ships etc using the feminine form?
My English teacher asked me which third-person personal pronoun is used for the word ...
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Why is “I” always capitalised? [closed]
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Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?
On all of the stack exchange sites, my post always get edited to capitalise I.
This is completely ...
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Origin of the personal pronouns
What is the origin of the personal pronouns I, you, he, she, it, we, and they?
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Using active voice without personal pronouns
When writing scientific research proposals I have been advised to try and stick to active voice because passive tends to sound indirect and to imply doubt. However, when writing in active voice, I ...
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What's the proper pronoun when performing an action in IRC?
In IRC chats you can "perform an action" with the /me command. It changes the way the text looks so that it's a little more third person and narrative. Here's an example:
chmullig: I'm really hungry
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Did English ever have a formal version of “you”?
From the top of my head, Danish "de" (practically never used), German "Sie", French "vous", Spanish "usted" are a formal way of addressing someone, especially if one isn't familiar with the addressee. ...
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What is the proper usage of “Y'all” in southern American dialects
The construction of the word to me implies that "you" is singular, whereas "y'all" is plural.
To a football team: "Y'all are going to play a great game."
To a tennis player: "You are going to play a ...
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Why should the first person pronoun 'I' always be capitalized?
Why should we capitalize first person pronoun 'I' even if it does not appear in the beginning of a sentence? Why it is not the case for other pronouns?
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Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?
I often find myself writing a lot of comments to blog posts and responses on forums, and have noticed a tendency to start a lot of sentences with 'I'. 'I think...', 'I had no idea', 'I used to...' ...
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How are pronouns resolved?
Are pronouns in English resolved syntactically or semantically? Do they always refer to the closest matching noun?
A wikipedia article has these examples:
We gave the bananas to the monkeys because ...
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When do I use “me” and when “I”? [closed]
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Should I put myself last?
I get this mixed up so often. Should I say:
Me and Rob are going swimming.
or
I and Rob are going swimming.
I know the latter ...
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Is “my wife and I's” correct, or should it be “my wife's and my”?
I just stumbled upon a Reddit post titled:
My wife and I's seafood collaboration dinner. How does it look?
Sure enough, the top comment immediately points out that it should be "my wife's and ...
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Is naming the first person last proper grammar or just proper manners?
I cringe when someone does not follow the rule of naming the first person last:
Who went to the party?
- Me, Bobby, Sally, and Joe.
This is surprisingly common in informal spoken American ...
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Which is correct: “This is her” or “This is she”?
Upon answering the telephone, the person calling asks if Joan is available. If Joan is the person who answered the phone, should she say "This is her" or "This is she"?
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Rewrite this grammatically troubling movie poster
On a Wiki-walk the other day, I stumbled across the movie poster for Devil. The tagline on the poster is:
Five strangers trapped. One of them is not what they seem.
The writer was obviously ...
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Referring to objects as “she”
Sometimes people are referring to mechanical objects as "she":
I love my car. She always gets the best service.
Are there any rules when it is appropriate to use "she" instead of it, and is "he" ...
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Use of “myself” in business-speak
Occasionally, I will hear or read coworkers using "myself" in place of "me," as in:
If you have any questions, you can contact Gimli or myself.
I have sent the list to Legolas, Glorfindel, ...
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Is it correct to use “their” instead of “his or her”?
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Anyone who loves the English language should have a copy of this book in their bookcase.
or should it be:
Anyone who loves the English language should ...
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Is there a correct gender-neutral, singular pronoun (“his” versus “her” versus “their”)?
Is there a pronoun I can use as a gender-neutral pronoun?
Each student should save his questions until the end.
Each student should save her questions until the end.
