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Third person

noun

Pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur.

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"Third person" Quotes from Famous Books

... with many a cuff he dragged me along towards the third person I spoke of, and whom I at once recognised as Lord Fetherston himself. He did not remember me; but the keepers did, I suspect, ...

— Peter the Whaler • W.H.G. Kingston

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... of Speech. In speaking to an officer it is not proper for a soldier to say, "You, etc.," but the third person should always be used, as, for example, "Does the captain want his horse this morning?"—do not say, "Do you want your horse this morning?" "The lieutenant is wanted on the 'phone,"—not "You are wanted on ...

— Manual of Military Training - Second, Revised Edition • James A. Moss

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... with an airy wave of his hand. 'Gaston Vandeloup is a fictitious third person I have called into existence for my own safety—you understand. As Gaston Vandeloup, a friend of Braulard, I knew all about this poison, and manufactured it in Ballarat for a mere experiment, and as Gaston ...

— Madame Midas • Fergus Hume

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... this, and they both looked at the fire for some time. The gentle sound of the little flames was cheerful, and gave them both the impression of a third person, talking quietly. ...

— Whosoever Shall Offend • F. Marion Crawford

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... steps had been taken in-board, and stowed away after Cornwood came. Captain Boomsby was rather more than half full of whiskey. I found there was a third person in the boat, who proved to be an officer. He had come to attach the steamer on the suit of Captain Boomsby, to obtain possession of her on his old claim, and to trustee Owen Garningham for any money that might ...

— Down South - or, Yacht Adventure in Florida • Oliver Optic

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