Second-person pronouns Wikipedia:Manual of Style

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avoid addressing reader using or your, sets inappropriate tone (see § instructional , presumptuous language, below).

use noun or third-person pronoun: instead of when move past go , collect $200, use when players pass go , collect $200, or player passing go collects $200.
if person cannot specified, or when implying subject, pronoun 1 may used: sense 1 being watched. other constructions may preferable if 1 seems stilted: person s sense of being watched.
the passive voice may used instead: impurities removed before bottling.
do not bait links, e.g. click here more information ; let browser s normal highlighting invite click. (and click here makes no sense reading on paper.)
likewise, see: (reference) or consider ... milder second-person baits, common in academic writing (pedagogy). interactive personality inconsistent encyclopedia s passive presentation of objective matter.

see , can used internally cross-reference other wikipedia material. not italicize words see . such cross reference should parenthetical, article text stands alone if parenthetical removed. {{cross reference}} template can used this: {{cross reference|(see [[chicken]])}}, {{cross reference|(see [[dacian language]] details.)}} better rewrite material integrate these links contextually rather use explicit wikipedia self-references.


do not address reader socratic method asking , answering questions. did bacon write shakespeare? wrote bacon?

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