Timeline for Is it poor form to start too many sentences with I?
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| Aug 27, 2014 at 12:32 | comment | added | Jürgen Paul | Hi, I really liked your answer. Can you give an example paragraph? | |
| Dec 21, 2010 at 5:11 | comment | added | Jon Purdy | @Joost Schuur: If you say that something is true, doesn't it imply that you believe it? You'll actually appear more opinionated (for better or for worse!) if you speak in absolutes, e.g., "This movie is terrible" rather than "I didn't like this movie." | |
| Dec 21, 2010 at 4:51 | comment | added | Joost Schuur | That actually touches on my main concern. It comes off as a little ego centric to start your sentences with 'I', but if I go for a more general statement, I'm no longer talking from personal experience alone, and can only in good conscience make assertions if I can back them up with evidence. Hence this problem usually occurs in forums with a very opinionated slant (TV show discussions e.g.( | |
| Dec 21, 2010 at 3:15 | history | answered | Jon Purdy | CC BY-SA 2.5 |