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To be fair, speaking to yourself is the second person; speaking about yourself is the third person.
by QuinnyPig 7y ago
To be fair, speaking to yourself is the second person; speaking about yourself is the third person.
- solumos 7y agoI disagree - the audience of one's speech doesn't necessarily dictate point of view. I can tell myself "I can do it!", "You need to settle down", and "solumos needs to remember to lock the back door" without breaking any rules.
- rdiddly 7y agoI'd wager the only reason they phrased the headline that way is because "speaking about yourself" implies speaking to others, and if they were to clarify by saying "speaking about yourself, to yourself," that seems wordy and redundant, so the best solution ended up being just "speaking to yourself."