Writing style – Dr Lizzy Tanguay talk.write.done

Let’s talk about pronouns (or should I use ‘I’, ‘we’ or ‘you’ in my writing?)

An acquaintance wrote an irate Facebook post recently, complaining about the ‘careless’ speech used by adults who ‘should know better’, citing words like nuffin for nothing or mumf for month. I held back from pointing out the harm that can be done through judging accents or dialects, or from mentioning accommodation theory. Accommodation theory explainsContinue reading “Let’s talk about pronouns (or should I use ‘I’, ‘we’ or ‘you’ in my writing?)”