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Is it helpful to avoid first person pronouns when speaking and writing?

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"There's no 'I' in team" is an aphorism that promotes the selfless group effort, but what about first person pronouns from a Buddhist perspective such as 'I', 'me', 'mine', and 'my'. I am also wondering about starting a sentence with the pronoun 'I'. Is it helpful from a Buddhist perspective to always avoid such pronouns? Is using it just a symptom and the underlying disease needs to be treated? I usually try to avoid using pronouns in these context but sometimes the ease of using them overcomes my efforts, like with this sentence. Most likely this rule needs to be taken with a grain of salt but was wondering if the community had any helpful advice.
Asked by jmagunia (1353 rep)
Dec 14, 2014, 01:14 AM
Last activity: Dec 30, 2015, 03:20 PM