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[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 months ago

"we" and other first-person-plurals

[-] boatswain@infosec.pub 11 points 2 months ago

We're right there with y'all.

[-] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Typically “you” if it’s in my head, but if said out loud it’s “I”

[-] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

i use "ye", too, but only at renaissance festivals

[-] kubica@fedia.io 8 points 2 months ago

Both. And often also by name for some sarcasms.

[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Depends on if I'm mad at myself...

"I should go get some food."

"You fucking idiot."

[-] darkmarx@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Depends which part of myself I'm talking to. If it's just a general conversation, it's "we." If it's more of a direct conversation to a part of my mind, it's "you." If I'm talking about myself to a third-party, such as this response, it's "I."

[-] Flamekebab@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago

It took me a moment to realise this was about inner monologues.

[-] snek_boi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Could be thinking out loud or reflection via writing 🤷‍♂️

[-] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Both, but it also depends on if I’m winning the argument or they are.

[-] Devmapall@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

If it's my internal monologue it's usually "I"

If I'm writing about myself (like a journal) then also "I"

If it's a note to remind myself of something then "you"

I have written letters to myself in the future and those are always "you"

[-] icerunner_origin@startrek.website 5 points 2 months ago
[-] will_a113@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

“One” for me as well. No need to be so informal just because it’s all in my head.

[-] quediuspayu@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

In my languages we don't usually use pronouns because verbs conjugations make them redundant, but I use both first and second person.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Both, with a slight preference for "I".

[-] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I think I mix them interchangeably. Much to the chagrin of my English teachers.

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I am an "I".

[-] toomanypancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I use I unless I'm insulting or denigrating myself, then it's usually you

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I tend to just leave them out all together. Don’t know why though, maybe it’s faster?
It feels a bit like when you read a book fast and skip over entire words.

“Need to do some cleaning.”
“How could this be done faster?”
Or a common one:
“Hungry” :)

[-] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

"I" or "we" in English, German is mostly reserved for deep thoughts where I rarely need to address myself but if I do I think I use "ich" ("I") as well. "You" wouldn't feel right for me personally.

[-] Libra@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

I, we, you, they, kinda all of them. I kinda make up characters in my head and assign them positions and personalities based on the need of the moment, and address them as appropriate. I don't give them names or anything, it's more like 'that dick who keeps telling me to get off my ass and be productive can piss off', etc.

[-] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Interesting that several people are reporting using "you" for negative sentiments, because I use "I" for those as well. E.G. "Well, I'm a fucking idiot."

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

I, you, we and thou.

As in:

"What am I doing?!"

"You're getting older, not younger."

"Let's not do this again."

"Thou have lost the little bit of reasoning you had left."

And it scares people.

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