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Writing styles in reviews or how-to's: Does this irritate anyone else?

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Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:19 PM

I have to say that it's not a big issue to me either.

Now athletes talking in the third person about themselves are another thing.Bang Head.

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Posted by oddmanrush on Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:10 PM

In a how-to, I feel like the fewer personal pronouns used the better. Obviously the person writing it did the work or the action described...hence, no need for "I did this" or "I did that". Its like when I was in grade school or high school and the teachers would frown on using "I" or "me" when writing essays. The reader knows its "you", therefore no reason to include it.

In short, no, it bothers me not at all.

Jon

My Blog: The Combat Workshop 

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Posted by Hercmech on Thursday, April 14, 2011 3:09 PM

...no... or ...yes depending on which question one is answering.


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Writing styles in reviews or how-to's: Does this irritate anyone else?
Posted by dirkpitt77 on Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:39 PM

      I've noticed lately when I'm reading a review of a build, or a how-to, or whatever, that the writer, who is also invariably the builder, uses entirely too much 3rd person tense.   Like:

 

      "The windshield was dipped in Future and then secured in place with CA...." 

 

     "Pastels were used to fade the paint and give a dusty appearance...."

 

     "Some flat and half-round stock was used to fabricate the seats...."

 

 

      What is the deal with this?  Can't you simply say, " I used such-and-such for the cockpit glass...." or "I wanted to use the Aeroscale decals but ended up printing my own."    Am I the only one that finds the 3rd person tone used annoying and a little snobbish?

 

          --Chris

    "Some say the alien didn't die in the crash.  It survived and drank whiskey and played poker with the locals 'til the Texas Rangers caught wind of it and shot it dead."

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