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Correct Examples |
YOU, YOUR The word you
refers only
to the reader. The word you cannot replace words such as he, she, they, everyone, anyone, or people. |
When you live in the Twelfth Century, life
is hard. (The reader will never live in the Twelfth Century.) |
When people lived in the Twelfth Century, life
was hard. |
When you get pregnant unintentionally, it can
really disrupt your life. (What if the reader is male?) |
When a teenage girl becomes pregnant
unintentionally, it can really disrupt her life. |
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I, ME, MY Unless
writing autobiography or fiction, do not use the words me, I, we, us etc. Write
about the topic, not about yourself! |
I think that Mike is not a very honest kid,
but I like kids with wild personalities like his. |
Although
Mike is not a very honest kid, his wild personality appeals to many
readers. |