personal pronoun

noun

: a pronoun (such as I, you, or they) that expresses a distinction of person

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Federal employees at multiple departments were instructed Friday to remove personal pronouns from their email signatures by 5 p.m. as agencies rushed to carry out President Donald Trump's executive order not to promote gender ideology. — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025 Given that many good writers – lawyers, academics and journalists among them – avoid personal pronouns as a matter of style, the justices’ new direction shows a surprising lack of formality. — Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of personal pronoun was in 1668

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personal pronoun

noun
: a pronoun (as I, you, or they) used as a substitute for a noun that names a definite person or thing
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