http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxprb/post.htm#574244Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574244Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxprb/post.htm#574244http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574244.xmlHi,<br /> <div><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">When you said the third person is recommended, you were referring to &#39;one&#39;, right? <span style="COLOR:#111111;">Yes. Or, instead of things like &#39;I believe&nbsp;that &nbsp;. . . &#39;, you can say for example &#39;Some people believe that . . . &#39;. <br /></span></span></div><br /> <div><span style="COLOR:#0000bf;">Also, I was wondering if you know of any good book or guide that I could refer to about things like this? <span style="COLOR:#111111;">I&#39;m not familiar with such guides myself, although there are plenty around. Here is a list of some, and some discussion of them.&nbsp;<br /></span></span></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_guide"><span style="COLOR:#111111;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_guide</span></a><br /><br />Best wishes, Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxnd/post.htm#574178Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:45:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574178Peaceblinkfriend1http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxnd/post.htm#574178http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574178.xmlThanks for replying Clive. <div><br /><div>When you said the third person is recommended, you were referring to &#39;one&#39;, right?<br /></div><br /><div>Also, I was wondering if you know of any good book or guide that I could refer to about things like this?</div><br /><br /><div>Thank you again</div><br /><br /><div>PBF</div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxmk/post.htm#574168Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:24:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574168Clive2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxmk/post.htm#574168http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574168.xmlHi,<br />Very generally speaking, try to be consistent.<br /><br />If <em>you </em>are writing specifically about <em>your</em> opinion, say &#39;I&#39;.<br /><br />In very formal essay writing, it&#39;s good to avoid both &#39;I&#39; and &#39;we&#39;. Instead, the third person is recommended.<br /><br />Clive<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxmj/post.htmTue, 07 Oct 2008 16:19:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:574167Peaceblinkfriend3http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsingInterchangeably/gxxmj/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-574167.xmlShould we use &#39;one&#39;, &#39;we&#39; and &#39;I&#39; interchangeably in a piece of writing? Or should we stick to one of them throughout?<br /><div>For instance, if I am writing about my opinion on a particular event, and I say <em>&#39;If </em><span><em>one</em></span><em> looks at previous incidents, it is evident that...&#39;</em> while saying <em>&#39;</em><span><em>we</em></span><em> should be able to...&#39;</em> somewhere within the piece of writing. What should I do?<br /><br /><br /><div>Thanks</div><br /><br /><div>PBF</div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div>