Tag: Kate McKinney Maddalena
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From one extreme to another: “Use ‘I’ more”
Let’s get this straight: The quantity of “I”s in an essay does not matter. It’s the quality of the “I”s that does.
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The Evil “I” in Writing?
Maddalena’s “I need you to say ‘I'” strikes a reflection and realization about the usage of personal pronouns in academic writing.
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First-person is important!
I completely agree with Mckinney on why the first person in formal writing is important. We were told never to use “I” in formal writing.
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“I” Was Wrong, Until “I” Wasn’t
Despite what we may have been taught growing up, the us of personal “I” voice can sometimes work in professional writing.