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# The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person. | # The practice of (often excessive) referring to oneself in the third person. | ||
# Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person. | # Excessive use of the pronoun “he”, especially in reference to oneself; the habit of speaking of oneself in the third person. | ||
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#* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism. | #* Douglas Bruster (2007): Editors sometimes misattribute lines due to characters using illeism. | ||