What should an academic writer avoid?
Checklist of language to avoid in academic writing
- Do not use contractions. Contractions are the words formed from two abbreviated words, such as “don’t”, “can’t” and “won’t”.
- Do not use colloquial vocabulary.
- Avoid using run-on expressions.
- Do not use rhetorical questions.
- Place adverbs within the verb.
Is there second person point of view?
The second-person point of view belongs to the person (or people) being addressed. This is the “you” perspective. Once again, the biggest indicator of the second person is the use of second-person pronouns: you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves.
What are 1st and 2nd person pronouns?
First, Second, and Third Person Pronouns
| Person | Subjective Case | Objective Case |
|---|---|---|
| First Person Singular | I | me |
| Second Person Singular | you | you |
| Third Person Singular | he/she/it | him/her/it |
| First Person Plural | we | us |
Why is there no plural for you?
‘You” was originally plural, “thou” was the singular. There was a shift to using the plural as the polite form, eg. monarchs say ‘we’ for I, so gradually the ‘you’ plural began to be used by everybody.
Is you all proper grammar?
In most contexts “all of you” would be considered the correct phrasing. Some listeners or readers perceive “you-all” to be incorrect. Both are technically correct, but the second (“you all”) is less preferable because of the ambiguity of whether you mean y’all * or simply you all.
Is it correct to say yous?
So youse (or yous) is simply a regular “add an ‘s’” plural, y’all is a contraction of the phrase you all, and yinz appears to be a contraction of you ones.
Where do they say youse guys?
South Philly
Do British say y all?
“Yous” is a dialect variation. No British people use “y’all”.
Who uses youse?
Irish immigrants brought “youse” to the United States, and it was once widely used in cities where they settled. (It’s still widely used in Ireland.) The word can now be heard mainly among older people in ethnic neighborhoods of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.