3rd person
Neither you nor I
Third person is the grammatical category for someone being spoken about rather than speaking or being addressed.
In English, third person pronouns include he, she, it, and they.
Third person narrative tells a story from outside: She walked into the room and noticed the broken window.
Contrast with first person (I, we) and second person (you).
- thirdPosition number three
- third partyUninvolved outside entity
- pronounNoun's grammatical replacement
- they themThird-person neutral pronouns
- omniscient narratorStoryteller with unlimited knowledge
fly on the wall · object · plural · singular · detachment · antecedent · indirect speech · impartiality · tense · psychological distance · possessive form · point of view · neutrality · social dynamics · royal we · empathy · audience engagement · reportage
3rd person1st person
Speaker's own viewpoint
first person · first-person narration · 2nd person · second person · I
3rd, thirds, person, persons, personal, personally, personality, personalities, personable