bright_angell
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Is first person a diary entry? (1 Viewer)
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iamsickofyear12
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You don't know what first person is?
A diary entry is a text type.
The persons on the other hand-
Personal pronouns can also be divided into three groups called persons.
1. First person is the person speaking:
I, we
me, us
my, mine, our, ours
2. Second person is the person spoken to:
you, your, yours
3. Third person is the person or thing spoken about:
he, she, it
his, her, hers, its
him, her, it
they, them, their, theirs
( from http://www.einfoweb.com/grammar/pros/person.html)
In short, a diary entry is almost always in first person, but first person is not always a diary entry.
No offense, but that is fairly basic stuff.
The persons on the other hand-
Personal pronouns can also be divided into three groups called persons.
1. First person is the person speaking:
I, we
me, us
my, mine, our, ours
2. Second person is the person spoken to:
you, your, yours
3. Third person is the person or thing spoken about:
he, she, it
his, her, hers, its
him, her, it
they, them, their, theirs
( from http://www.einfoweb.com/grammar/pros/person.html)
In short, a diary entry is almost always in first person, but first person is not always a diary entry.
No offense, but that is fairly basic stuff.
bright_angell
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yeah well sorry - i didnt know i was being judged...just making sure- its better to be safe than sorry- and i know what first person is- perhaps i should have elaborated...
Can someone fall into the trap of sounding like a diary entry rather than telling a story from the sole/protagonists perspective? particularly when my story is phsycholigically based...
Can someone fall into the trap of sounding like a diary entry rather than telling a story from the sole/protagonists perspective? particularly when my story is phsycholigically based...
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I don't think so. Diary entries are more informal, and a whole bunch of other really obvious things.bright_angell said:yeah well sorry - i didnt know i was being judged...just making sure- its better to be safe than sorry- and i know what first person is- perhaps i should have elaborated...
Can someone fall into the trap of sounding like a diary entry rather than telling a story from the sole/protagonists perspective? particularly when my story is phsycholigically based...
bright_angell
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such as............seriously , these threads are here to help people...not judge them with a bitchy attitude to satisfy ur patheticly hsc-ridden mind.
WOW- that felt good
WOW- that felt good
Sorry to poke you when you're already on the defensive, but don't you think you would have received more helpful responses earlier if you'd simply posted that ^^ in the OP? It would take a lot of lateral thinking to address that concern based on your original question.bright_angell said:Can someone fall into the trap of sounding like a diary entry rather than telling a story from the sole/protagonists perspective? particularly when my story is phsycholigically based...
I don't think you'll have a problem with falling into a trap. Just don't start the story with 'Dear Diary' and you should be fine.
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Haha- sure thing- and I'm not defensive or anything of the like...and if i am, its coz i didnt expect that asking a question would have me being questioned for doing so! Buy yeah-no thanx anyhoo...its all good now- i realise i assumed too much when i asked the question in the first place.