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third person voice
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third person voice as in:  written in third person

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    It's never a good sign when someone starts referring to himself in the third person.  (source)
    in the third person = using pronouns like he or she rather than pronouns like I or me
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    Although the tone of the journal, written in the third person in a stilted, self-consciousness voice, often veers toward melodrama, the available evidence indicates that McCandless did not misrepresent the facts; telling the truth was a credo he took seriously.  (source)
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    During scenes that didn't involve my character, the simulation cut to a passive third-person perspective, and all I had to do was sit back and watch things play out, sort of like watching a cut scene in an old videogame.  (source)
    third-person = seen through the eyes of an observer (rather than a participant)
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    "Marilyn Monroe is a soldier," she later tells her therapist, speaking in the third person.  (source)
    in the third person = like an observer rather than a participant
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    I actually switched to a third-person view for a few seconds, just to admire how cool my avatar looked wearing it.  (source)
    third-person = seen through the eyes of an observer (rather than a participant)
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    One of the kids, named Maiso, said, "Third person singular."†  (source)
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    And she herself occasionally talked about "the white man" in the third person, as if she had nothing to do with him, and in fact she didn't, since most of her friends and social circle were black women from church.  (source)
    in the third person = using pronouns like he or her rather than we or me
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    Forget that silly third-person talk around me — save it for generals and the Skipper.†  (source)
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    First person singular, I do not care; second person singular, thou dost not care; third person singular, she does not care,' returned Tom.†  (source)
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    "This habit of talking about me in the third person when I'm right here is getting really old," Iona decided.  (source)
    in the third person = using pronouns like he or she rather than pronouns like you or yours
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    Instead, your point of view automatically shifts to a third-person perspective, treating you to a brief out-of-body replay of your avatar's final fate.  (source)
    third-person = seen through the eyes of an observer (rather than a participant)
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    One notable feature that is easy for nonlinguists to grasp is the use of "s" on the third person singular of verbs.†  (source)
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    They're in the habit of speaking of me in the third person, as if I'm a child or pet.  (source)
    in the third person = as though not present in the room
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