"The use of the gerneic second person when……" — Unknown Author

"The use of the gerneic second person when one is clearly referring to oneself is quite possibly my biggest language pet peeve. Examples I've heard recently,From a politician, You'd get these calls from constituents and they'd want you to fix their problems From a journalist, The police were spraying tear gas, and you could hear screaming all around you The road was dark, but the light was bright and you could see for miles"

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