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They are terms that one can't apply to oneself. It's fine for other people to call me a thought leader, but I can't say it myself. I suspect this may also apply
by mpclark 9y ago
They are terms that one can't apply to oneself. It's fine for other people to call me a thought leader, but I can't say it myself. I suspect this may also apply to "entrepreneur".
- Hydraulix989 9y agoI can't believe people downvoted you for talking about yourself in a manner that could be considered arrogant except they didn't realize you were actually just being hypothetical.
- Bakary 9y agoMy understanding is that the standard usage is to employ the second person singular instead of the first when expressing this.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoAnd then it's mistaken instead to be a direct insult because the same people who don't have a firm enough grasp on the English language to correctly comprehend hypothetical speech in the first-person case are also not going to understand the hypothetical second-person case either; instead, these people will also misconstrue that the speaker is directly referring to themselves.
- tnecniv 9y agoI think you can call yourself an entrepreneur if you start a business and nobody will think twice. The definition Google gives is, "a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so," which is rather clear. I agree on the other two. It's like giving yourself a nickname.