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If it seems odd, don't do it. If you're the only person, I think it's fine just to use 'I'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_plural http://en.wikipedia.or
by highlander 16y ago
If it seems odd, don't do it. If you're the only person, I think it's fine just to use 'I'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_plural http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_plural ;)
'In a frequently-repeated story, United States Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover told a subordinate who used the royal we: "Three groups are permitted that usage: pregnant women, royalty, and schizophrenics. Which one are you?"'
- maguay 16y agoThanks ... that looks like the link I needed :) And the quote that (possibly) comes from Mark Twain is great, too: "Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial 'we.'" Perhaps it's the editors part where bloggers get the idea to use we on everything...