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Is it just Tracey Spicer, or are there a lot of people referring to themselves in the third person these days?

This Muppet has alot to answer for. Picture: AP.

Illeists abound in sport, politics and entertainment.

Michael Clarke, Andrew Bogut and Jeff Fenech use it as a form of self-aggrandisement; for Silvio Berlusconi and Richard Nixon, it’s an attempt to distance themselves from controversy.

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  • Ducks says:

    01:31pm | 17/06/10

    Facebook-it forces you to give updates in 3rd person. “Ducks is….” “Ducks thinks…” etc etc etc. It makes sense given the nature of the website involves updates from various friends, but I still fin it irritating. Read more »

  • bec says:

    11:48am | 16/04/10

    Hmm… abortions for some, miniature American flags for others? Read more »

 

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