Saturday, February 6, 2010

i you he she we they one

i don't know what kind of consistent voice to use in these writings. without pronouns, it just sounds weird. so i do need some pronouns.

"i" seems like an overt outward manifestation of my ego.

"you" seems like a condescending preachy tone, even though this "you" i am often referring to is myself.

"we" seems presumptuously and needlessly inclusive when the reader may or may not agree with the point of view of the entry.

"he" or "she" seems too politically correct, and using he/she at every instance would simply be annoying.

"they" seems so distant that they are not me, they are not us.

"one" seems to be too intentionally removed and stilted.

i also wonder if i subconsciously use "i" when i am writing about good things and "you" or "they" when writing about not so good things.

i suppose i'll have to stick to what feels right at that moment, and see what happens.