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agentbartowski: can you use the term, "i s--- you not" in an english essay or is that unprofessional? nonononono, never use "I" statements in formal essays. One s---- you not Also acceptable: This author s---- you not It's best to avoid the "general you." "One would not be considered s------," is probably the best way I could think to word it formally omg Source:tacoposey

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YuraYura

Nov 01, 2015 at 04:43PM EST in reply to Ekul

Sounds like god damn purgatory to me. If you need to reassure someone that you're not bullshitting them every sentence, there's probably a serious problem you need to address first.

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Nov 01, 2015 at 08:12PM EST in reply to Roy G. Biv

Yes, exactly. Obviously you need to pay attention to the genre you're writing in, and use your discretion when determining when first or third person would be better. But the "never use I" rule takes away that discretion and replaces it with an inviolable rule that quite often doesn't fit the situation.

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