Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it?

Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by meep on Friday January 09, 2009 @06:21PM (#427286)

You think to yourself in the third person?

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by randallsquared on Friday January 09, 2009 @06:34PM (#427304)

I assume you meant "second" person. Surely everyone does this. "You don't really want X." "Dammit, Randall, that was a stupid idea."

You don't do this?

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by abstractbill on Friday January 09, 2009 @07:28PM (#427377)

I think to myself in the first person sometimes, in the second person at others, and even as a group occasionally.

For example my thoughts look like, "I should work from home today", or "Bill, you're a genius", or sometimes like "Why don't we just go see if there's any ice cream left..."

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by squeeziemoore on Saturday January 10, 2009 @06:24AM (#427881)

I have thoughts like that all the time. My usual first one of the day is :- " You know Maggie, we really should get up now " :) xx

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by randallsquared on Friday January 09, 2009 @08:06PM (#427424)

Yes, this is my mode as well.

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by jules on Friday January 09, 2009 @06:36PM (#427309)

I don't.

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by IsaacSchlueter on Friday January 09, 2009 @07:40PM (#427390)

Sure. Who doesn't?

Isaac is always saying to himself, "You should really use the first person singular," but he knows how much we hate that.

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Re:Ask HN: Does this idea exist and who wants it? by skalpelis on Saturday January 10, 2009 @12:27PM (#428061)

No, we don't.

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