The best way is to tone down one's ego. Why do you think one has to say I? or We? It happens, and one has to adjust one's tone: Step back, it is not I, nor we, but a third person.
When one gets to that point, it becomes much less personal, and one has a tendency to remove oneself from the words, and let them speak for themselves.
I need some advice. I am terrible about using first and second person pronouns. I know in is not proper in academic writing, although I still have a tendency to overuse them. (Bad Habit)
When proofreading my paper, and I see that I have done it again, what is a good technique on fixing them? Thanks for any info or thoughts.
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Fixing them depends upon what a person is writing.
When you're proofing what you've written, highlight each first or second person pronoun. Then, reword the sentence. Note that in my first sentence above, I used "a person" instead of "you."
If you post a few of your rewritten sentences, we'll be glad to help you.
When you're proofing what you've written, highlight each first or second person pronoun. Then, reword the sentence. Note that in my first sentence above, I used "a person" instead of "you."
If you post a few of your rewritten sentences, we'll be glad to help you.
Great... thanks for the insight. I have not got to the point of rewriting the sentences yet. However, when I do, I will be sure to post a couple to make sure I am on the right track.
Great! And you're welcome.
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