It varies between people, but for me it alternates!
I, you, we and thou.
As in:
“What am I doing?!”
“You’re getting older, not younger.”
“Let’s not do this again.”
“Thou have lost the little bit of reasoning you had left.”
And it scares people.
*Thou hast
Thou hast mich
We. You are a combination of all the entities living on or in you. We are Us.
“We”. Not sure why. I guess it’s me and the person I’m talking to (who is also me)
Mostly you
You. And also the pet name that my late husband used for me, if I’m feeling especially pitiful or otherwise in need of encouragement.
“we” and other first-person-plurals
We’re right there with y’all.
Both. “I am an idiot.” “You should know better.”
“We”
“Do we think that leftover scree was important? Do we remember where it came from?”
“We need to get some more sleep.”
Sometimes it’s “You” when referring to the lazy, scared, or angry one.
“You’re overreacting. You’ll be fine. You’re upset over nothing.”
Never I.
There are multiple voices, one says “I” while the others respond with “you” if they are disagreeing, or “we” if they agree.
- I should shave
- Yes we should
- No, you shouldn’t. You look stupid.
- I think that’s right, I’m not shaving.
Interesting that several people are reporting using “you” for negative sentiments, because I use “I” for those as well. E.G. “Well, I’m a fucking idiot.”
I tend to just leave them out all together. Don’t know why though, maybe it’s faster?
It feels a bit like when you read a book fast and skip over entire words.“Need to do some cleaning.”
“How could this be done faster?”
Or a common one:
“Hungry” :)Hungy
so humgry
3rd person.
Distancing yourself from yourself, like an external narrator
More the equivalent of a parent using your full name before telling you to do something… But it is your own mental monologue.
Typically “you” if it’s in my head, but if said out loud it’s “I”
i use “ye”, too, but only at renaissance festivals
Depends on if I’m mad at myself…
“I should go get some food.”
“You fucking idiot.”
