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    The document provides tips for avoiding vague uses of "you" in formal writing. It notes that "you" does not make clear whether the writer means the reader or someone else. Two examples are given of rewriting sentences to replace vague "you" with specific referents like "they" or "the reader." The document advises replacing "you" with "one" when speaking generally about people, and with "the reader" when writing about a book or poem.

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    Class Notes: September 11, 2012

    I.

    English Class

    Avoiding You in Essays


    The use of you in formal writing is unclear for the reader because it
    is too vague.
    Readers need to know who the writer is specifically speaking about.
    Replace you pronoun with who you are speaking about.

    Vague:
    When students first walk into high school, you often feel nervous.
    Change to:
    When students first walk into high school, they often feel nervous.
    Vague:
    o In the short story, the author shows you how some children have a
    hard time starting Kindergarten.
    Change to:
    o In the short story, the author shows the reader how some children have a
    hard time starting Kindergarten.
    TIP: Replace you with the reader when writing about a book, poem, etc.
    Vague:
    You should not judge others before getting to know them.
    Change to:
    Clearly, one should not judge others before getting to know them.
    TIP: Replace with one when talking about people in general

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