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ggplot2: elegant graphics for data analysis
https://ggplot2-book.org/
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Change pronoun `I` to `we` #348

Closed zekiakyol closed 1 year ago

zekiakyol commented 1 year ago
djnavarro commented 1 year ago

Thanks so much for this. I think I'll ping both @hadley and @thomasp85 on this one: do we want to change to a collective authorial voice? Seems to me that the arguments in favour are:

I could also make the argument against by noting that the first two editions has a strong "Hadley-style" authorial voice that we've mostly preserved, and shifting to the collective does slightly shift the feel of the text?

My personal opinion: I hadn't been particularly worried about the pronoun (heck I have a solo author book that still refers to me as "he" throughout), but now that Zeki has kindly opened this PR as the starting point, it seems like a good idea.

hadley commented 1 year ago

Yeah, I think it's better to switch we 😄

zekiakyol commented 1 year ago

You are welcome!