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JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago

When talking to yourself, do you use the pronoun 'I' or 'you'?

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When talking to yourself, do you use the pronoun 'I' or 'you'?

JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours ago
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  • Brewchin@lemmy.world
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    Both. “I am an idiot.” “You should know better.”

  • Agent641@lemmy.world
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    “We”

    “Do we think that leftover scree was important? Do we remember where it came from?”

    “We need to get some more sleep.”

    Sometimes it’s “You” when referring to the lazy, scared, or angry one.

    “You’re overreacting. You’ll be fine. You’re upset over nothing.”

    Never I.

  • KingOogaBooga@lemmy.world
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    We. You are a combination of all the entities living on or in you. We are Us.

  • 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@lemmy.world
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    Depends which side of myself is currently speaking.

  • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 hours ago

    We and us-- “let’s go do blah, we ought to blah”

  • uhmbah@lemmy.ca
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    Yes. I says to you.

  • josefo@leminal.space
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    There are multiple voices, one says “I” while the others respond with “you” if they are disagreeing, or “we” if they agree.

    • I should shave
    • Yes we should
    • No, you shouldn’t. You look stupid.
    • I think that’s right, I’m not shaving.
  • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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    Always I. Didn’t know other people didn’t always use I apparently.

  • Inucune@lemmy.world
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    3rd person.

    • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeOP
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      Distancing yourself from yourself, like an external narrator

      • Inucune@lemmy.world
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        More the equivalent of a parent using your full name before telling you to do something… But it is your own mental monologue.

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    Interesting that several people are reporting using “you” for negative sentiments, because I use “I” for those as well. E.G. “Well, I’m a fucking idiot.”

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    The passive voice is often used.

  • Thelsim@sh.itjust.works
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    I tend to just leave them out all together. Don’t know why though, maybe it’s faster?
    It feels a bit like when you read a book fast and skip over entire words.

    “Need to do some cleaning.”
    “How could this be done faster?”
    Or a common one:
    “Hungry” :)

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      Hungy

      • stinky@redlemmy.com
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        so humgry

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@slrpnk.net
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    13 hours ago

    “we” and other first-person-plurals

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      We’re right there with y’all.

  • kubica@fedia.io
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    Both. And often also by name for some sarcasms.

    • stinky@redlemmy.com
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      Yeah this l me too. it depends on the context

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    Depends on if I’m mad at myself…

    “I should go get some food.”

    “You fucking idiot.”

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