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third person

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(linguistics, with "the") The words, word-forms, and grammatical structures, taken collectively, that are normally used of people or things other than the speaker or the audience.
In English, the third person consists of pronouns such as he, she, it, and they, verbs such as is and has, and most nouns.

A form of narrative writing using verbs in the third person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to another person.

(law) Someone not associated with a particular matter; a third party.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see third,‎ person.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Death means you are in the third person. Michael Ondaatje

When it comes to exploring the mind in the framework of cognitive neuroscience, the maximal yield of data comes from integrating what a person experiences - the first person - with what the measurements show - the third person. Daniel Goleman

Oh, good. You're starting to talk about yourself in the third person. That's not a sign of impending megalomania or anything. Cassandra Clare

The third person makes good company. Dutch Proverb

It is better to see for oneself than to be informed by a third person. Tuareg Proverb

Two's company, the third person is an intruder. Kashmir Proverb

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