Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watching a YouTube channel

Re:Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watchin... by learc83 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @10:32AM (#28415465)

I ran into a person in a technical forum recently who kept referring to the themselves as we and us.

I was very confused for a while until someone asked them about it. Turns out they had purposely created a “head mate” and now insisted on being treated as multiple people.

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Re:Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watchin... by dmingod666 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @06:19PM (#28419891)

Or probably an insecure entrepreneur that doesn't want to look like a one person company.. :D

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Re:Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watchin... by sn41 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @08:43PM (#28420751)

I keep using the word 'we' in single author papers- e.g. 'we now show...':)

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Re:Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watchin... by vnorilo on Sunday September 05, 2021 @12:27AM (#28421632)

I have made a conscious effort to bring the language in my academic papers closer to the language I would actually speak. Part of that is writing in singular first person when that reflects reality. One of the hardest to write is "I believe" - it just feels so weak and un-sciency!

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Re:Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watchin... by joshuaissac on Saturday September 04, 2021 @10:23PM (#28421180)

Pluralis modestiae, a type of singular 'we'.

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