Message Forum: Re: How does one refer to oneself?

Re: How does one refer to oneself?

Posted By: Nyperold, on host 209.214.142.159
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 22:41:38
In Reply To: Re: How does one refer to oneself? posted by Eric Sleator on Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at 21:54:03:

> I don't care about any of that. I just hate how Miss Manners refers to herself in the third person as if she's the most refined person in the world when really all she does is tell people how to punctuate their wedding invitations.
>
> -Eric Sleator
> Wed 8 May A.D. 2002

Oh man. Now there's a grammatical grating worth giving the shove. And it's especially bad when she must address specific female third persons, for not only must she refer to them as "she", but she refers to herself as "she", and it gets confusing. And saying "Miss Manners" over and over can really wear you down(apologies to Grammar Rock).

Nyperold

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Message:	> > I don't care about any of that. I just hate how Miss Manners refers to herself in the third person as if she's the most refined person in the world when really all she does is tell people how to punctuate their wedding invitations. > > > > -Eric Sleator > > Wed 8 May A.D. 2002 > > Oh man. Now there's a grammatical grating worth giving the shove. And it's especially bad when she must address specific female third persons, for not only must she refer to them as "she", but she refers to herself as "she", and it gets confusing. And saying "Miss Manners" over and over can really wear you down(apologies to Grammar Rock). > > Nyperold
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