| 单词 | personal pronoun |
| 例句 | It was my second month of French class, and the teacher was leading us in an exercise designed to promote the use of one, our latest personal pronoun. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z You may attempt to defend your enervating use of the passive voice by pointing out that the only alternative is excessive reliance upon the first person personal pronoun or upon the pontifical We. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The key lies in her very particular prose style, characterized by a tendency to drop personal pronouns, in the general manner of a cyborg. Bridget Jones and the Millennial Workplace 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z I had, in fact, suggested “Co,” which was a feminist pronoun in the 1970s that was meant to be a third, gender-neutral personal pronoun to allow us to avoid the clunky “she or he.” A boy named Sue? Why not! I named my kids Yo and E 2014-03-22T23:00:00Z Much of that conversation has centered on language: Unlike English, German has no equivalent to “they/them” for a personal pronoun, and most nouns referring to people are gendered as male or female. Bending Gender’s Rules, in Life and in German Grammar 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Your ear will tell you which personal pronoun is correct. Comma Queen: “Who/Whom” for Dummies 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The small but mighty personal pronoun “they” has been declared the 2019 Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster, officials announced Tuesday. 'They' declared 2019 'word of the year' by Merriam-Webster 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Upworthy elides specifics from its headlines, and relies on personal pronouns describing the sharer and the reader. In defense of Upworthy: Why viral uplift might actually be good for us 2013-12-07T00:00:00Z “Courts must use the individual’s name, the designated salutation or personal pronouns, or other respectful means that is not inconsistent with the individual’s designated salutation or personal pronouns,” the Supreme Court said. Michigan Supreme Court orders all judges to use people’s preferred pronouns in court 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Koyel Ghosh, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, is the managing trustee of Sappho for Equality, the first Lesbian-Bisexual-Transmasculine people rights collective in eastern India that started two decades ago. India LGBTQ+ couples: 'My parents were ready to kill me for their honour' 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Other bills he signed would ban gender-affirming care for minors and restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools. Florida agency appeals ruling blocking anti-drag show law 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Other bills he signed would ban gender-affirming care for minors, and restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools. Florida’s law targeting drag shows is on hold under federal judge’s order 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis has also enacted laws restricting the discussion of personal pronouns in schools and forcing people to use certain bathrooms. Judge Rules Against Florida Law Restricting Drag Shows 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z He signed bills Wednesday that ban gender-affirming care for minors, target drag shows, restrict discussion of personal pronouns in schools and force people to use certain bathrooms. DeSantis meets New Hampshire lawmakers, greets voters ahead of expected 2024 announcement 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Days later, the Senate revived the effort and inserted language from the old bill about personal pronouns in schools and government entities into the new bill that passed in both chambers this week. North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Seeing both versions across from each other helps emphasize that each personal pronoun has its counterpart. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Miller, who uses "they" and "them" as personal pronouns, is known for their roles in Perks of a Wallflower, Trainwreck and the hugely successful Fantastic Beasts franchise. Actor Ezra Miller charged with burglary 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The trigger for the row was Halifax saying staff can wear a name badge displaying preferred personal pronouns if they wish. Halifax says pronoun badge critics can close accounts 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Under the transgender policy, school employees would be required to address students using the personal pronouns they choose, not necessarily those corresponding with their birth sex. Loudoun County school board won’t retaliate against teacher over transgender rules 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z On the matter of personal pronouns, best to let it evolve naturally rather than forcing the change with conscious effort based on an idea. Opinion | Gender-Neutral Pronouns: The Singular ‘They’ and Alternatives 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z In the first sentence, the plural subject is Jasmine and I. I is the subject personal pronouns. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z Few Democrats would actually say that they are annoyed by someone’s personal pronoun. Opinion | We should all be woke 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The situation provoked “constant anxiety,” said the doctor, who often uses they as a personal pronoun, as do many other nonbinary people. Argentina Formally Recognizes Nonbinary People, a Latin American First 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z He hated plastic smiles, and he was uncomfortable using the personal pronoun “I.” Walter F. Mondale, Carter’s vice president who lost White House bid, dies at 93 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z “The White House contact form now lets people choose their personal pronouns,” CNN noted. Biden White House contact form asks for preferred pronouns 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z You would simply say that the pizza was delivered to me, not to I. Remember that an object personal pronoun stays an object personal pronoun no matter how many other objects are part of it. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z On a more serious note, the “Words Matter” gallery presents lengthy videos of people telling personal stories, including one about the power of personal pronouns, and another about code-switching. Planet Word, a high-tech museum dedicated to the love of language, opens in D.C. 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z "Uh, quick point of personal privilege, um guys," began one delegate, who identified himself as James Jackson from Sacramento, and specified that he uses the "he/him" personal pronouns. Democratic Socialists of America's membership surges amid coronavirus, report says 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z In social, academic and professional settings, offering one’s personal pronouns — he/him, she/her, they/them, ze/zir — is an increasingly common way to do that. Perspective | When gender-neutral pronouns make for heated conversation 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z But it is becoming more common for students and professors to put personal pronouns on email signatures and name tags, she said. Gender Pronouns Can Be Tricky on Campus. Harvard Is Making Them Stick. 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Knowing the difference between subject personal pronouns and object personal pronouns will help you use them correctly. Writing Guide 2021-12-21T00:00:00Z While the index doesn't specifically ask about personal pronoun email policies, they are top of mind for many firms, Mr Bailey says. Should your email say if you're he, she or they? 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The US dictionary also recently added a new definition of "they", reflecting its use as a singular personal pronoun for non-binary people. Merriam-Webster names 'they' its word of the year 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Just because you helpfully point out the numerous flaws of the millennials and Gen Z, their “safe spaces,” personal pronoun use and workplace demands. Column: Relax, boomers. You're OK, just old 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z The American Heritage Dictionary also mentions gender in its definition of “they,” noting that it can be “used as a singular personal pronoun for someone who does not identify as either male or female.” When Dictionaries Wade Into the Gender (Non)Binary 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The personal pronoun was dumped, the sentences pared back to the essentials. Roger Federer’s talent may be immune to time but his body is not | Kevin Mitchell 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z "Quick point of personal privilege, guys," began one delegate, who identified himself as James Jackson from Sacramento, and specified that he uses the "he/him" personal pronouns. Jesse Watters: 'No way' democratic socialist convention disruption 'could've been real' 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z "Uh, quick point of personal privilege, um guys," began one delegate, who identified himself as James Jackson from Sacramento, using the "he/him" personal pronouns. Democratic socialists convention erupts due to 'sensory overload,' gendered pronoun usage 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The Pittsburgh Steelers running backs just don’t see the point of personal pronouns. Life after Le’Veon: Steelers RB trio ready to forge own path 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z He shunned personal pronouns because his beloved mother, Dorothy, always warned him not to gloat or focus on “the big I.” Opinion | The Patrician President and the Reporterette: A Screwball Story 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z At UC San Diego, it is no longer uncommon for a person to announce their “personal pronouns” when they introduce themselves at a meeting. 'Latinos' is out, 'Latinx' is in at UC San Diego in nod to evolving gender and sexuality terms 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Admonished by his mother to put others first, he rarely used the personal pronoun “I,” a quirk exploited by comedian Dana Carvey in his “Saturday Night Live” impressions of the president. Former President George H.W. Bush dies at age 94 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z “My practice in addressing my students is to refer to them by their personal pronouns, be they ‘he, she, or they.’ Chloe Bressack, Florida teacher, gives gender-neutral lessons to children 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Those third-person plural pronouns are preferred by some transgender or gender fluid individuals who say they are not comfortable with traditional male or female personal pronouns. Associated Press issues new guidance on sex, gender: ‘avoid’ referring to ‘both’ or ‘either’ sexes 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Odder still that anyone would think a little juggling with personal pronouns is the key to moving gender forward. Non-gendered pronouns are progress for trans and non-trans people alike | Jane Fae 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z One explanation for the rise is that as the passive voice becomes less fashionable, one obvious way to restructure sentences is to reach for a personal pronoun. Scientific language is becoming more informal 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Our avoidance of personal pronouns is the tell here that both candidates were acting in counterstereotypical ways. Love Trump’s htraE 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Students at the University of Michigan will begin designating the personal pronouns that faculty and staff use to address them in conversation. University of Michigan’s Pronoun Committee: Students dictate personal pronouns used by faculty 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z The news wire then added there is a linguistic line it’s drawn with personal pronouns. Associated Press issues new guidance on sex, gender: ‘avoid’ referring to ‘both’ or ‘either’ sexes 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Besides overall bans on discrimination in housing and hiring, the new guidelines speak to such specifics as balking at using the personal pronoun of someone's choice — "Ms." or "Mr.," for instance. New York City officials unveil new guidelines for businesses on gender discrimination 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Ask someone in Myanmar a question about politics, and the answer will often revolve around a female personal pronoun. How Will Aung San Suu Kyi Govern Myanmar? 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z For many years, I’ve been rooting for — but stopping short of employing — what is known as the singular they as the only sensible solution to English’s lack of a gender-neutral third-person singular personal pronoun. The Post drops the ‘mike’ — and the hyphen in ‘e-mail’ 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Michigan Wolverines going forward will receive rosters that allow them to choose from a list of personal pronouns they expect employees to use during campus interactions. University of Michigan’s Pronoun Committee: Students dictate personal pronouns used by faculty 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z In responses to open-ended course-evaluation questions, the use of first-person personal pronouns and emotional words — for example, “my research made me excited about science” — correlate with student ownership of learning. University learning: Improve undergraduate science education 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Most people who share their experience of a storm or other dramatic event will use a personal pronoun. What makes a tweet believable? - BBC News 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The patient’s gender was not confirmed, but officials repeatedly used the male personal pronoun at the CDC briefing. Man diagnosed with Ebola in US was sent home for two days, officials admit 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z GQ "the equally light touch he displayed with both a removal van and a personal pronoun". How Bob Hoskins helped adults learn to read 2014-05-02T23:32:09Z In this circumstance, Christie was apologizing, which means it’s natural for him to use more personal pronouns than he would in, say, a speech about inclement weather. Don't Over-Analyze Christie's Apology 2014-01-15T21:50:21Z I’m tempted to call them “my” Knicks, but using the personal pronoun amounts to an exercise in self-flagellation. On Pro Basketball: Escalating Crisis of Faith for Knicks’ True Believers 2013-12-22T01:56:02Z Pennebaker suggests that around this time Tsarnaev convinced himself to bomb the marathon, and the drop in personal pronouns reflects his newly acquired secret. Telltale Language Reveals Who Is Keeping a Secret 2013-08-02T18:15:02.570Z Refer to people by name, use personal pronouns as you naturally would, and shun fancy substitutes for everyday words. Strike the Right Tone in Your Writing 2013-04-02T15:30:36Z Their answers will be filled with personal pronouns: I, me, and the sometimes too occasional we. 9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People 2012-06-25T13:30:00Z Nevertheless, the habitual use in the singular of the personal pronoun did not render him egotistically anxious to pay his own bills. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z This will be evident from the preceding table of the first two personal pronouns compared with Apabhraṁśa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The personal pronouns, as in other languages, are more irregular, the several parts being traceable to different stems. A Greek Primer For Beginners in New Testament Greek 2012-03-30T02:00:17.703Z When Kurt Hellwig spoke of "our business," his use of the first personal pronoun must be taken to have implied a commendable feeling: he had no actual share in the business. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z "May I ask," he inquired with pronounced emphasis on the personal pronoun, "why you want to know?" The Chase of the Golden Plate 2012-02-27T03:00:13.060Z There is no gender, not even a distinction between “he,” “she,” and “it,” in the personal pronouns, and the declension is less developed than in Finnish. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z At this age the concept self usually emerges, and the child begins to use the personal pronoun I. This is one of these critical turning points in human development, of which there are several. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z I rather doubt, if the recording angel, who will never “set down aught in malice,” has noted the unquakerish sins of William Penn, in doing grammatical justice to personal pronouns. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Eth′icist, one versed in ethics.—Ethical dative, the dative of a first or second personal pronoun implying an indirect interest in the fact stated, used colloquially to give a livelier tone to the sentence. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z "I have none," she said, with an emphasis on the personal pronoun, and a sort of appealing look in her big eyes. The Beckoning Hand and Other Stories 2012-01-10T03:00:17.100Z In the table on following page we give the first two personal pronouns, and the demonstrative pronoun “this.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The words Bible and Scripture, the books of the Bible, all names applied to the Deity, and all personal pronouns referring to Him. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The attachment of the first and second personal pronouns, or of suffixes resembling them, to certain stems, was the first stage in the development of the latter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z I, ī, pron. the nominative case singular of the first personal pronoun: the word used by a speaker or writer in mentioning himself: the object of self-consciousness, the ego. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Lest it should appear that in this book I have worked the personal pronoun to death, I wish to explain my reasons for describing always my own feelings, my own experiences, my own thoughts. 'Green Balls' The Adventures of a Night-Bomber 2011-09-13T02:00:34.080Z "How strange to meet you here, though!" he added, as if he could not help it, nor the slight stress that laid itself upon the personal pronoun. Tiny Luttrell 2011-09-07T02:00:16.757Z Exercise 76—Pronouns The different classes of pronouns are distinguished as follows: The personal pronoun is used in place of the name of a person or thing. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z The doctor said this with an accent on the personal pronoun “I.” An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z He sets out by speaking of himself in the third, but afterwards, or towards the close of his narrative, uses the first personal pronoun. The Devil's Elixir Vol. II (of 2) 2011-08-09T02:00:28.197Z Zibbi becomes distressed as he fruitlessly searches for words which might join his isolated personal pronoun and we stop the interview. Paris and London 2011-08-06T00:40:35Z In describing his own person and descent, he no longer uses the personal pronoun. The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition 2011-07-27T02:00:27.557Z The personal pronouns compounded with self are of two kinds: 1. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z If “that man” suddenly sets rules, it might be challenging for a personal pronoun to get the respect it deserves. | Third-Person Epidemic 2011-07-25T11:00:06Z In narrating those events which fell under his own eye, the writer has waived all scruples of delicacy, and used the first personal pronoun. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z By all means, use the personal pronoun sparingly, and allude unfrequently to your relationship. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z It is not easy to understand Humboldt’s theory of the evolution of the personal pronouns. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z "Yes," answered Townsend, not pretending for a moment to be doubtful about the meaning of the personal pronoun. The Coward A Novel of Society and the Field in 1863 2011-07-08T02:00:16.223Z This consisted in preparing a report for a court, altering the headings of various documents, and here and there changing the first personal pronoun into the third. The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-29T02:00:07.233Z Place of the pronoun.—As in English, a personal pronoun may follow or precede the verb. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z He so challenged starts aback, turning pale, and looking distraught at his challenger, while he repeats the words of the latter, with but the personal pronoun changed— "What I have done with Miss Wynn!" Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z The independent personal pronoun rarely makes an element of verbal form, as in speaking it is generally worn down to an affix. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z This is to be a book about myself but, even before I begin it, I am painfully aware of the egotistical atmosphere which the unavoidable use of the personal pronouns creates. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z In South Australia, though differences occur, the languages possess common features both in grammar and vocabulary, having similar personal pronouns, and certain words for parts of the body in common. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The word mem = self or selves is sometimes used with a personal pronoun or noun to give emphasis. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z There is the faintest suspicion of an emphasis upon the personal pronoun. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z It is left to the speaker to choose whether he designates the person, either by prefixing the personal pronoun or suffixing the possessive. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z And looking distraught at his challenger, while he repeats the words of the latter, with but the personal pronoun changed— “What I have done with Miss Wynn!” Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z As a specimen of pronominal declension, we may give the most common forms of the first personal pronoun. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Possessive Pronouns are formed by adding the adjectival A to the personal pronouns. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Possessives of personal pronouns have no apostrophe, as: its, hers, ours, yours, etc. Lippincott's Horn-Ashbaugh Speller For Grades One to Eight The latter do not seem to differ much from the personal pronouns. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z The contempt which she cast into the personal pronouns had a marked effect upon Ellesworth. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories As in other languages of the Eastern Group, the singulars of the personal pronouns have fallen into disuse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z With the latter the personal pronoun is not repeated. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Either they confined themselves to the personal pronoun, or they made use of expressions which may well be left upon their lovers' lips. The Shadow of a Man Every verbal inflection may also take, besides its pronominal prefix, also the unabreviated personal pronoun in front, or the abbreviated one after it. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z She demurred, not to the 'lot of talk,' but to the apportionment of it—the order, in fact, of the personal pronouns. The Furnace The Personal Pronouns Change It is interesting to note the change in the personal pronoun in this verse. The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation "Antecedent of that personal pronoun, please; who may the 'she' in question be?" The Riddle of the Night The bride smiled timidly at this strange proposition, and the Galician ladies, without further excuse began to make use of the second personal pronoun. Maximina This personal sign is inseparable from the verb, but the speaker may also prefix the independent personal pronoun. The Philosophic Grammar of American Languages, as Set Forth by Wilhelm von Humboldt With the Translation of an Unpublished Memoir by Him on the American Verb 2011-07-08T02:00:18.037Z One fine day the personal pronoun cropped out. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Up to this point the Psalmist has been speaking in the third person and using the personal pronoun "He"—"He leadeth me." The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation The life of Christianity," says Luther, "consists of personal pronouns. Moody's Stories Incidents and Illustrations The Aryan verb contains many forms in which the personal pronoun is no longer felt distinctly. Lectures on The Science of Language The personal pronoun of the first person in most dialects has a double form in the plural, one including and the other excluding the person addressed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Some of the experiences were so purely personal that I hesitated to speak of them and I shrank from the so frequent use of the personal pronouns. The Making of a Country Parish Yet this man was so illiterate as to allow some pupils of his to use a small i for our personal pronoun. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 The radical which I select is the personal pronoun of the first person, I, Latin Ego. American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them He was the first to introduce a distinction between personal pronouns or antonymiai, and the mere articles or articulations of speech, which henceforth retained the name of arthra. Lectures on The Science of Language Verbal tenses distinguish the person and number of the subject by adding abbreviated forms of the personal pronouns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" The demonstrative and possessive personal pronouns are alike in form, and, as in other American languages, are intimately incorporated with the words with which they are construed. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations The runes are at once a word and a letter, in the same way that our letter I is also the symbol for the first personal pronoun. Old English Poems Translated into the Original Meter Together with Short Selections from Old English Prose Sometimes he employs the personal pronoun, and with what piquancy as well as poignancy may be noted in the volume Youth. Ivory Apes and Peacocks —I had known that before long Tommy would be using a first personal pronoun. Wings of the Wind In attempting to deal with the questions that I shall discuss, I must apologize for using the personal pronoun a good deal more than would seem consonant with due modesty. Right Above Race The personal pronouns are united to the verbs as they are to the nouns. The Arawack Language of Guiana in its Linguistic and Ethnological Relations The one apology which the author desires to offer is for the constant repetition of the personal pronoun. Confessions of a Neurasthenic The personal pronoun "I" should be the coat of arms of some individuals. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order We see in them that the poet alludes to himself in the third person, and he repeats this style in the 'Elegy,' where, after the fourth line, the first personal pronoun is never again used. Select Poems of Thomas Gray The personal pronoun, which he uses so freely, has been taken to stand for the private individual Walt Whitman, so that he has been looked upon as a compound of egotism and licentiousness. Whitman A Study You were in both singular and plural.Yourself.Intensive or reflexive; do not use when the personal pronoun would suffice. The Century Handbook of Writing I believe the Unitarian is right in saying that this personal pronoun “I” always refers to the finite being and consciousness, and not to the infinite Being. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors The manner of combining them with the personal pronouns must be explained in this place, because in that connection they appear in a form somewhat different from their radical form. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Both Greeks and Romans might recognise their first personal pronoun έγω or ego in go, or as it is sometimes written ngo. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton To take a modern illustration, we may, for example, use the picture of the eye to stand for the first personal pronoun. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The personal pronouns form an extremely natural class, if the pronouns of the two first persons be taken by themselves. A Handbook of the English Language When Christ uses the personal pronoun “I,” he must mean by that “I” either the finite man or the infinite God. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors As most of the information was secured by rambling through these countries and rubbing elbows with the common people it will be difficult to keep from using the personal pronoun quite often. Birdseye Views of Far Lands You make a freer use of the personal pronoun I, than even old Parson Longstreet, the Know Nothing slayer of Mississippi. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors Other men may be vain of their talents and accomplishments, but he is vain of the personal pronoun itself, utterly regardless of what it covers and includes. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 The words that have hitherto served as illustrations are the personal pronouns I or me, the adjectives good, better, and best. A Handbook of the English Language The Scriptures in speaking of the Holy Spirit use the personal pronoun. The Gospel Day Or, the Light of Christianity The ones in common use are this, that, the former, the latter; the relatives who, which, and that; and the personal pronouns he, she, it. English: Composition and Literature Not the least extraordinary peculiarity of these addresses from the stump was the immense protuberance they exhibited of the personal pronoun. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 What right he had to the personal pronoun does not appear; however, we know that appropriation is an instinct of humanity for that which it likes. A Red Wallflower To say that because a word was once in a given class, it should always be so, would be to deny that in the present English they, these, and she are personal pronouns at all. A Handbook of the English Language Bauer all through this talk with Walter never mentioned his father's name directly but spoke of him using the personal pronoun. The High Calling The third personal pronoun—he, she, it—in all its cases is especially uncertain in its references. English: Composition and Literature The vocative is preceded by a, which signifies O, or by a personal pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The personal pronoun is used in obedience to instructions. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade I, we, us, me, thou, ye.—These constitute the true personal pronouns. A Handbook of the English Language Furthermore, Mark used the personal pronoun, while the other brothers wrote always in the third person. All the Brothers Were Valiant The Emperor of Germany.—To make a couple of public speeches without making use ten times of the first personal pronoun. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 January 11, 1890 In the cases of the other prepositions it is not uncommon to add the personal pronouns at the end of the pronominal compound, forming thereby a single word with the accent on the last syllable. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Sometimes this o is placed before the personal pronouns in the nominative case. A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 These latter words are demonstrative rather than personal, so that there are in English true personal pronouns for the first two persons only. A Handbook of the English Language A personal pronoun has two cases the nominative and the objective. A Week of Instruction and Amusement, or, Mrs. Harley's birthday present to her daughter : interspersed with short stories, outlines of sacred and prophane history, geography &c. I write the personal pronoun with a capital letter, not being quite certain from Mrs. Kercham's rapid enunciation whether the bountiful goodness was Mr. Watts's or the Lord's. Faces and Places When the inflected form has been used in the question, the inflected form is often used also, preceded by the personal pronoun, in affirmative answers. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature It will be inevitable that the first personal pronoun shall recur frequently in the course of this paper, and that so the paper shall seem egotistical. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis The usual declension of the personal pronouns is exceptionable. A Handbook of the English Language Even words of such constant occurrence as the personal pronouns “I” and “you” vary according to locality. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay "You think it's that, eh?" interrupted Brent, emphasizing the personal pronoun. In the Mayor's Parlour If a compound preposition govern a personal pronoun, the latter is often placed, in its possessive form, between the two component parts of the preposition, governing the initial of the noun-half of it. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The form of the question, the use of the personal pronoun, shows that he is seeking for a person. The Idea of God in Early Religions As a general rule, therefore, whenever we use a verb reflectively we use the word self in combination with the personal pronoun. A Handbook of the English Language Colloquially the personal pronouns are often omitted to avoid repetition. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay One great characteristic of Mr. Mahaffy's style is an unsparing use of the first personal pronoun. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Frequently the second form of the corresponding personal pronoun follows a noun preceded by a possessive pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature To begin with, they are personal relations; they are relations the truth of which cannot be expressed except by the use of personal pronouns. The Atonement and the Modern Mind The use of the simple personal pronoun was current in Anglo-Saxon, and that, not only for the first two persons, but for the third as well. A Handbook of the English Language Here the personal pronoun I is understood throughout. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay We talk of ships and engines by the names we give them and use personal pronouns, generally feminine, when we speak of them. Gossamer 1915 These are formed by the addition of the personal pronoun in a fuller form. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature By adding the adjectival ending -a to the personal pronouns, the Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns are obtained. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation “Get me one?” asked the actor, with the accent on the personal pronoun. The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast Here the personal pronoun or other agent follows the verb and the subject precedes it. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay The Compound Personal Pronouns are formed by adding self or selves to certain of the objective and possessive personal pronouns; as, herself, myself, itself, themselves, etc. Practical Grammar and Composition Sometimes the personal pronoun as a genitive following the noun, with or without the preposition a, of, was used instead of a possessive pronoun, but in this case it was probably not enclitic. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature The word mem, meaning -self or -selves, may be added to a personal pronoun to give emphasis. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation This form of the personal pronoun is properly used in the nominative case only where increased emphasis is aimed at. The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. The proper use of the personal pronouns and of the nouns which are used for them presents some difficulty. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Exercise 13 Write sentences illustrating the correct use of the following simple and compound personal pronouns: Myself, me, I, them, themselves, him, himself, her, herself, itself, our, ourselves. Practical Grammar and Composition This sound is also represented in Cornish by y consonant followed by u, as in the word yu, is, which has exactly the sound of the English personal pronoun you. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature Used with the personal pronouns of the 1st and 2nd persons, this mood corresponds to the English let, used as an expression of a wish. Esperanto Self-Taught with Phonetic Pronunciation In moral matters it is customary to attach a certain finality to personal pronouns. The Moral Economy Before showing how sentences may be constructed with these words by means of the verb ada, and with the aid of the personal pronouns, two of the hints already given are here repeated:— 1. A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay Do not use the common and grave forms of the personal pronouns in the same sentence; as, Thou wilt do this whether you wish or not. Practical Grammar and Composition This order is used in Cornish also when the impersonal form of the main verb or of the auxiliary is used, and the object is not a personal pronoun. A Handbook of the Cornish Language chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature I make use of the plural personal pronoun, although if I were testifying upon oath I should feel compelled to admit that I myself had precious little to do with the planning. The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice We have, it is true, discovered goodness to be a phase of a process called "interest," which is qualified further, through the use of a personal pronoun. The Moral Economy For the inevitable egotism of the personal pronoun, I hope to be pardoned by all charitable souls. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 The compound personal pronouns should generally be confined to their emphatic and reflexive use. Practical Grammar and Composition Father, mother, and other words denoting relationship when used with a proper name or without a personal pronoun. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals The personal pronoun did not once occur in the whole eulogy, and not one single allusion was made that could be thought of as referring to the speaker. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The plural particle is ob, which can be suffixed to animate nouns, but is in fact the third person plural of the personal pronoun. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 Even his dreams were a jumble of plows and personal pronouns, of mathematical problems and social proprieties. Quin On that occasion I used the second personal pronoun "you", now I was privileged to use the first personal pronoun "we". The Great War As I Saw It The first personal pronoun I wherever it occurs. Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals The child's use of the personal pronoun is strange. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. Here en, ech, on, ex, are apparently the simple personal pronouns I, thou, we, you, and are used predicatively. The Maya Chronicles Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 When every doubtful word has to be looked up in the dictionary, and newly acquired knowledge concerning participles and personal pronouns duly applied, letter-writing is a serious business. Quin The personal pronoun I is seldom found in any speech or writing of his. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 How do we write the first personal pronoun? Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals The transition is very gradually taking place to the correct use of the personal pronoun. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. Hua, He, the designating personal pronoun of the Most Holy Ancient, 794-m. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The third personal pronouns have several forms and are subject to much variation, depending upon the position of the parties referred to. The Wiradyuri and Other Languages of New South Wales He will also find personal pronouns in the second and third person, perhaps with singular, dual, and plural forms. On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 Besides the change of metaphors, the first personal pronoun singular is changed to the plural. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes As he is always addressed in the third person, i. e., by his name, he does not know any personal pronouns. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. The slight emphasis on the personal pronoun and the fervid squeeze of Mrs. Black's fat hand hurt her sore heart. An Alabaster Box It was not, in fact, egotism at all in the commonly accepted sense of meaning, too frequent or self-laudatory use of the personal pronoun. Charles Lamb When the article pronouns are used the personal pronouns may or may not be used; but it is believed that the personal pronouns will always be found. On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 One point only is there time to dwell upon here: the lack of clearness arising from the careless use of personal pronouns. Writing the Photoplay Being asked "Whose feet are these?" he answers correctly, Mine; but no personal pronouns appear yet. The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. The relative object pronoun is often repeated as a personal pronoun, so that the verb has its object expressed twice. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence He adds that the personal pronouns show it to be a true Digger Indian tongue. Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 In English we may say he is there; the Indian would say that person there usually preferring 11 the demonstrative to the personal pronoun. On the Evolution of Language First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-80, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 1-16 This is the only time we know of His using this personal pronoun in prayer to His Father. A Life of St. John for the Young The personal pronouns also differ materially in the respective countries. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants "Do we owe you anything, Blount?" asked the magnate pointedly, and with a definite emphasis upon the personal pronoun. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Characteristics: They are personal.—Number the first personal pronouns in Psalm 23. A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible Second Edition She was provoked at herself; why need personal pronouns come in at all? The Other Girls It has no contractions, and often changes the first and second person of the personal pronoun, and the first and second person plural, by lowering or pitching the voice. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens It seemed sufficiently disrespectful, but he accepted it cheerfully, and would often, indeed, employ it in place of the personal pronoun in referring to himself. Grey Roses Is also in all cases serves as the personal pronoun of the third person, 'he,' 'she,' 'it,' 'they,' 'them.' New Latin Grammar And the Vishnu Purana objects to the use of personal pronouns. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Self is added to possessives, as myself, yourselves; and sometimes to personal pronouns, as himself, itself, themselves. A Grammar of the English Tongue It is burdened with personal pronouns, and its adjectives have numerous changes in addition to their degrees of comparison. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Lidgerwood marked the persistent plural of the personal pronoun, and a great fear laid hold upon him. The Taming of Red Butte Western Yours is a compound personal pronoun, representing both the possessor and the thing possessed, and is equivalent to your paper. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures In their function, or use in a sentence, the absolute possessive forms of the personal pronouns are very much like adjectives used as nouns. An English Grammar In later chapters on the alleged Japanese impersonality we shall consider the remarkable deficiency of personal pronouns in the language, and the wide use of "honorifics." Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Nebuchadnezzar and Darius begin their proclamations with the singular first personal pronoun "I"; not with the plural "We" which modern kings assume. Exposition of the Apostles Creed One indignant writer declares the poet to be a mere walking personal pronoun. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 Mine is a compound personal pronoun, including both the possessor and the thing possessed, and is equivalent to my books. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The personal pronouns in the objective case are often used reflexively; that is, referring to the same person as the subject of the accompanying verb. An English Grammar Not only acts, but the language of personal address as well, is governed by ideas of politeness which have fundamentally affected the structure of the language, by preventing the development of personal pronouns. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic There was no resisting such an appeal, with the personal pronoun in the singular number. Mr. Isaacs He rejects the English personal pronoun I, and uses the possessive "my" in its place; thus, "My go home," in place of "I go home." Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 The relative is not varied on account of gender, person, or number, like a personal pronoun. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The personal pronouns are not often used reflexively, however, when they are direct objects. An English Grammar Some writers have attributed the relative absence of the personal pronouns from the language to the dominating force of impersonal pantheism. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Having a few words to say to the many friends whom the 'Biglow Papers' have won me, I shall accordingly take the freedom of the first person singular of the personal pronoun. The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell Oh, never mind a little extravagance with personal pronouns! Stage Confidences All admit, that, in the construction, "The faith of them," the word them, is a personal pronoun: and for this conclusive reason:—it represents a noun understood. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Composed of the personal pronouns with -self, -selves. An English Grammar This substitution of the personal pronouns by honorifics makes possible an indefiniteness of speech that is exceedingly difficult for an Anglo-Saxon to appreciate. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The name is, therefore, more than a substitute for the personal pronoun; it expresses Jesus' consciousness of a mission that set him apart from the rest of men. The Life of Jesus of Nazareth I judged the man by his splendid work; but look at that book—the personal pronoun forms one solid third of it. Stage Confidences Is it not obvious, that, if them is a personal pronoun, their must be, also? for the latter represents the same noun as the former. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The is frequently used instead of the possessive case of the personal pronouns his, her, etc. An English Grammar It has become a true personal pronoun and is freely used by all classes. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic And the Egyptian personal pronoun 'entuten,' which means 'you' or 'thou.' The Tracer of Lost Persons The personal pronouns "I" and "you" give place in succeeding chapters to the more congenial editorial "we." Laugh and Live In the next place I will present to you the declension of the personal pronouns, which declension you must commit to memory before you proceed any farther. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Since most of the personal pronouns, together with the relative who, have separate forms for nominative and objective use, there are two general rules that require attention. An English Grammar In addition to the three hundred words which may be used as personal pronouns the Japanese language possesses an indefinite number of ways for delicately suggesting the personal element without its express utterance. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic "The ancient Egyptian word for the personal pronoun 'I' was anuk," said the Tracer placidly. The Tracer of Lost Persons Again I find it expedient to resort to the personal pronoun and therefore this final chapter is to be devoted to "you and me." Laugh and Live If lady's and gentleman's are nouns, her and his must be personal pronouns. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The possessive forms of personal pronouns and also of nouns are sometimes found as antecedents of relatives. An English Grammar Many of the quasi personal pronouns are manifestly of feudal parentage. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic It is psychologically unsound to draw the line of form cleavage between whom and the personal pronouns on the one side, the remaining interrogative and relative pronouns on the other. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech These two sets of personal pronouns are not used indiscriminately, but the examples of their use which I collected are too few to generalize upon. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 "I shall only notice those called personal pronouns." English Grammar in Familiar Lectures As the sentences stand, which really has no office in the sentence: it should be changed to a demonstrative or a personal pronoun, and this be placed in the proper clause. An English Grammar Is it not a fact that the studied evasion of first personal pronouns by cultured people in the West is due to their developed consciousness of self? Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic We have a curious bit of further evidence to prove that the English personal pronouns have lost some share of their original syntactic force. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech That it may stand too for the dual personal pronoun is shown in the first of these tongues; since in the Adelaide language purla = ye two. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 I shall notice only those called personal pronouns. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures See Agreement. definition of, 74. of it, 67. of personal pronouns, 74, 287. of which, 79. An English Grammar Nevertheless, so far from saying that the lack of personal pronouns is a proof of the "impersonality" of the Japanese, I think we may fairly use it as a disproof of the proposition. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Surely the distinction between subjective I and objective me, between subjective he and objective him, and correspondingly for other personal pronouns, belongs to the very core of the language. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech This must prepare us for not expecting a greater amount of resemblance between the Australian personal pronouns than really exists. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 When self is added to the personal pronouns, as himself, myself, itself, themselves, &c. they are called compound personal pronouns, and are used in the nominative or objective case, but not in the possessive. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Declension, of nouns, 51. of personal pronouns, 60. of relative pronouns, 80. An English Grammar There are abundant reasons for believing that every personal pronoun is a degenerate or, if you prefer, a developed noun. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Me, him, her, us, and them form a solid, well-integrated group of objective personal pronouns parallel to the subjective series I, he, she, we, they. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech In the tongues of the Indo-European class the personal pronouns are pre-eminently constant, i.e., they agree in languages which, in many other points, differ. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 Thus, in the example, "You may imagine what kind of faith theirs was," theirs is a compound personal pronoun, equivalent to their faith. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Gender, "common gender," 31. definition of, 30. distinguished from sex, 30. in English, as compared with other languages, 29. modes of marking, in nouns, 32. of personal pronouns, 60. of relative pronouns, 80. An English Grammar The Japanese language is even more defective for lack of relative pronouns than it is for lack of personal pronouns. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic The forms who and whom are technically “pronouns” but they are not felt to be in the same box as the personal pronouns. Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech Now, as there are frequently more demonstratives than one which can be used in a personal sense, two languages may be, in reality, very closely allied, though their personal pronouns of the third person differ. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 In each of the preceding examples, the personal pronoun should be omitted, according to Note 2. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures The pronominal adjectives and the personal pronouns are especially likely to be used in such a way as to cause ambiguity. Composition-Rhetoric The first personal pronoun is ever on his lips and in his thought. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic She always spoke thus, in the third person; she never used the personal pronoun if it could be avoided. The Human Chord The critic was visibly flattered by the painter's manner and by his well-chosen emphasis upon the personal pronoun. The Eyes of the World A personal pronoun in the objective case, should not be used instead of these and those. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Are the personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives used so as to avoid ambiguity? Composition-Rhetoric From this point of view we might argue that, because of the deficiency of her personal pronouns, the Japanese nation has advanced far beyond any other nation in the process of self-consciousness. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic "What rules apply in parsing personal pronouns of the second and third person?" The Grammar of English Grammars "He loved me, and gave Himself up for me"--there is the secret of the Cross which no man knows save he who cannot speak of it without the personal pronouns. The Teaching of Jesus Of the personal pronouns, those of the 1st and 2d persons only are specially noteworthy, being declined as nouns irregularly:-- I or Me. Greek in a Nutshell Constructions: of nouns; of personal pronouns; of relative pronouns; of adjectives. Composition-Rhetoric To interpret correctly the phenomena we are considering, we must ask ourselves how personal pronouns have arisen in other languages. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Thus all his personal pronouns of the possessive case, he then made to be inflections of pronouns of a different class! The Grammar of English Grammars Chie in this tongue means light, moon, month, honor, and is also the first person plural of the personal pronoun. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent The objectionable case of I. The personal pronoun in English has three cases, the dominative, the objectionable and the oppressive. The Devil's Dictionary There are five personal pronouns in common use: I, you, he, she, and it. Composition-Rhetoric A common illustration of Japanese "impersonality," depending for its force wholly on invention, is the deficiency of the Japanese language in personal pronouns and its surplus of honorifics. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic NOTE:—"A verb may generally be distinguished by its making sense with any of the personal pronouns, or the word to before it." The Grammar of English Grammars Throughout this book I have more constantly used the first personal pronoun than ever before in anything I have written. In Darkest England and the Way Out If you get the feeling that the first personal pronoun is being overworked, I remind you that this is more a confession than a lecture. The University of Hard Knocks Constructions of Personal Pronouns.+—The personal pronouns are used in the same ways in which nouns are used. Composition-Rhetoric "I don't believe she wants to come and stay in this house," said Gertrude; Madame Munster, from this time forward, receiving no other designation than the personal pronoun. The Europeans Cooper, in his grammar of 1828. copies the last scheme of Murray: in that of 1831, he avers that the personal pronouns "want the possessive case." The Grammar of English Grammars "Of course, in future," said Longueville, "whenever you make use of the personal pronoun feminine, I am to understand that Miss Vivian is indicated." Confidence "It is I, me, myself and all the other personally personal pronouns that stand for your old friend, Emily Elizabeth Dean." Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus Besides the regular uses that the personal pronoun has, there are some special uses that should be understood. Composition-Rhetoric The personal pronoun "He" belongs to his exterior nature; and the characters which illustrate this nature and the order of its development are men. The Woman's Bible They have not the characteristics which he himself ascribes to relatives; but are compound personal pronouns, and nothing else. The Grammar of English Grammars Madame Frabelle was usually designated between them by the personal pronoun only. Love at Second Sight "Now I wonder whatever my father wanted to see you about?" she said, with a strong accent on the personal pronoun. Scarhaven Keep Evangeline was always cheerfully oblivious to any confusion of ideas arising from her use of personal pronouns. Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings Introduction says personal pronouns referring to Jesus, when spoken by other than the author/narrator, are capitalized only when they recognize His deity. Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Preface and Introductions It is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars "How did you come to get hold of it?" he said to Shorely, with unnecessary emphasis on the personal pronoun. Revenge! Thus the language has fifteen personal pronouns, all in common use, and all, it may be added, useful in expressing distinctions which the English can only indicate by circumlocutions. The Iroquois Book of Rites The personal pronouns should be used as little as possible when speaking of any one, either present or absent. Frost's Laws and By-Laws of American Society A condensed but thorough treatise on etiquette and its usages in America, containing plain and reliable directions for deportment in every situation in life. For whoever will notice carefully, will perceive that the use of the personal pronoun here, is not the limited one of our ordinary speech. The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars The grammar tended to Chinese or infantine simplicity; ta represented any case of any personal pronoun. The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-Day Of these paradigms there are two, named in the modern Iroquois grammars paradigms K and A, from the first or characteristic letter of the first personal pronoun. The Iroquois Book of Rites "It is indeed new for me," the latter answered shortly, and with slight emphasis on the personal pronoun. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People Another form of the third personal pronoun employed only in the objective case is found in the west, namely en for him, as a zid en or, rather more commonly, a zid'n, he saw him. The Dialect of the West of England; Particularly Somersetshire A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars Never use the first personal pronoun "I" when writing as Blank Company. Business Correspondence The compound personal pronouns are:—Myself, thyself, yourself, himself, herself, and itself. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Write five simple sentences, each containing one of the five personal pronouns: I, thou or you, he, she, and it. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room There was an emphasis on the subjective personal pronoun—for him; for the store! Over the Pass Thou is a personal pronoun, of the second person, singular number, masculine gender, and nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars I surmised, however, that the capital I, as a personal pronoun, was a survival of the time when English, whether written or printed, was studded with capitals, even as German is to-day. With Zola in England Decline the several personal pronouns, the relative and the interrogative. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition I, thou, and he are personal pronouns, and, as you have learned, distinguish person by their form. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style. The first New Testament printed in English It is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars "I don't suppose she will care any thing about me," replied Mrs. White, with an emphasis on the last personal pronoun which spoke volumes. Mercy Philbrick's Choice They are not the only words used in this last relation; where no obscurity would arise, we may use the simple personal pronouns instead. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Form the compound personal pronouns, and write their declension. Graded Lessons in English An Elementary English Grammar Consisting of One Hundred Practical Lessons, Carefully Graded and Adapted to the Class-Room A pathetic accent of doubt quavered upon the personal pronoun. Bunch Grass A Chronicle of Life on a Cattle Ranch Our is a personal pronoun, of the first person, plural number, masculine gender, and possessive case. The Grammar of English Grammars The emphatic form, "my own hat," is made by prefixing the personal pronouns, as— Sing. History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author We may use +he+ or some other personal pronoun after the indefinite one; we may repeat the one in such a case. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The personal pronouns are only used concerning mental and moral processes, such as, "I thought," "he desired." From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan "I am not a boy any longer,"—with an inflection on the personal pronoun. Man on the Box A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars When these personal pronouns are connected with other words, or when they become subjects or objects of verbs, the first syllable only is used, or pronounced. History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author The simple personal pronouns are:—I, thou, you, he, she, and it. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition The personal pronouns are slightly mixed, but the story might well develop like a Greek play. The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography On reading this paper, one soon finds, from lapses from the third into the first personal pronoun, that the writer is Joyce himself. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 Us is a personal pronoun, of the first person, plural number, masculine gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars The personal pronouns are thus declined: First Person. How to Speak and Write Correctly I, thou, and he are personal pronouns, and, as you see, distinguish person by their form. Higher Lessons in English A work on English grammar and composition Mr. Gray understands the personal pronoun to refer to Mrs. Smith, a title Mrs. Morpher has never granted M'liss's mother, for whom she entertains an instinctive dislike. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers This latter was peculiar, for we had an idea that to be archaic all personal pronouns had to be omitted. Here, There and Everywhere A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars Them is the objective case of the personal pronoun and cannot be used adjectively like the demonstrative adjective pronoun. How to Speak and Write Correctly Only by the use of the personal pronoun. The Prince of Graustark The object is placed before the verb, the verb before the personal pronoun. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Statement: All through the Scriptures names and personal pronouns are ascribed to God which undeniably prove that God is a Person. The Great Doctrines of the Bible Thou is a personal pronoun, of the second person, singular number, masculine gender, and nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars Remember the plural form of the personal pronoun you always takes were, though it may denote but one. How to Speak and Write Correctly It may be separated from the noun: na doo nia gi his things; gi is used with the forms of the personal pronoun plural except those ending in lu. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands The position of the possessive and personal pronouns at the end of the noun and the verb, as well as the numerous tenses of the latter, characterize the Hebrew and the other Semitic languages. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Throughout all these Scriptures the masculine personal pronoun is used of Satan, and attributes and qualities of personality are ascribed to him. The Great Doctrines of the Bible It is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars The use of the first personal pronoun should be avoided as much as possible in composition. How to Speak and Write Correctly The other words denoting relationship employ the personal pronoun to denote possession. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands This example from the Greenland language shows how the governed and the personal pronouns form one compound, in the American languages, with the root of the verb. Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 "I have taken shares for Lord Alfred," said Melmotte, putting very heavy emphasis on the personal pronoun. The Way We Live Now A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars The possessive case of the personal pronouns never take the apostrophe, as ours, yours, hers, theirs. How to Speak and Write Correctly In all other cases possession is denoted by the use of the ordinary personal pronouns. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands The first personal pronoun is used extremely often, and "I" becomes the hero of a great many exploits. A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life But if he uses the personal pronoun, he is thought to be shameless. The Altar Fire How many and what are the simple personal pronouns? The Grammar of English Grammars Harsh, disagreeable verbs are liable to occur with the Quaker form Thou of the personal pronoun. How to Speak and Write Correctly When the sense relates to food in general and not to a particular meal the ordinary personal pronouns are employed as possessives: si doo ni gwou inau a drink for me. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands The same method is employed to indicate sex in the case of the third personal pronoun Si′-a or Si-to-di′. The Bontoc Igorot In Elizabethan, and still more in earlier English, personal pronouns were often used reflexively; and this, like many other old constructions, is still used in poetry. The Lady of the Lake How many and what are the compound personal pronouns? The Grammar of English Grammars There must have been some mysterious rapport between them, for he understood at once to whom the solitary personal pronoun referred. The Midnight Queen Ko is used only with the personal pronoun, second singular o, and may express either present or future time: the illative may be added. Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands The redundant use of the personal pronoun with the relative is common. History of Phoenicia We began at once, and I learnt the names of everything in the room, and also the numerals and personal pronouns. Erewhon What is said of the compound personal pronouns? The Grammar of English Grammars In place of it, in the edition of 1611, the more dignified personal pronoun "his" or "her" is always used, and it continues for the most part in our familiar version. Study of the King James Bible The butler laid a special emphasis on the personal pronoun. Man and Wife In the first place, the Japanese language is pleasingly destitute of personal pronouns. The Soul of the Far East And that's how it is with teeth—with your teeth let us say—for right here I'm going to drop the personal pronoun and speak of them as your teeth from now on. Cobb's Anatomy The simple personal pronouns are five: namely, I, of the first person; thou, of the second person; he, she, and it, of the third person. The Grammar of English Grammars Even numerals and personal pronouns, which the Aryan has preserved for fifty centuries, get lost every few years in Polynesia. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology All our splendid projects were thickset with the first personal pronoun. The New Machiavelli Of the personal pronouns there are five, viz. The Grammar of English Grammars This may have occasioned the diversity which appears in the formation of the compound personal pronouns. The Grammar of English Grammars The compound personal pronouns are also five: namely, myself, of the first person; thyself, of the second person; himself, herself, and itself, of the third person. The Grammar of English Grammars A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars Him is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, masculine gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars A relative pronoun is resolvable into a personal pronoun and a conjunction. The Grammar of English Grammars Thou is a personal pronoun, of the second person, singular number, masculine gender, and nominative case. The Grammar of English Grammars A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars Me is a personal pronoun, of the first person, singular number, neuter gender, and objective case. The Grammar of English Grammars A personal pronoun is a pronoun that shows, by its form, of what person it is. The Grammar of English Grammars There are three personal pronouns; so called, because they denote the three persons, who are the subjects of a discourse, viz. 1st. The Grammar of English Grammars The compound personal pronouns are thus declined; Sing. The Grammar of English Grammars But, according to Rule 3d, "A noun or a personal pronoun, used to explain a preceding noun or pronoun, is put, by apposition, in the same case." The Grammar of English Grammars It is a personal pronoun, of the third person, singular number, neuter gender, and nominative case. 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