# First Person vs. Second Person

**URL:** <https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/first-person-vs-second-person/20717>\
**Category:** Writing and Content\
**Created:** [September 25, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/first-person-vs-second-person/20717 "2016-09-25T09:14:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/first-person-vs-second-person/20717/82 "2021-11-25T02:32:24Z")

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> [@olive7117](#):
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> I was thinking that I could write the choices in first person, and the overall book in second.

That’s extremely common and what’s used in Choice of Games titles. I don’t think you need to worry about people having an issue with it.

As a third option, you could simply avoid pronouns. That’s pretty common too.

> You realize you need to research slimes.
> 
> - I go to the library to look for books about slimes.
> - You decide to go to the library to research slimes.
> - Read books about slimes at the library.

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> [@olive7117](#):
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> I’ve decided to write it in second person, since that’s what I and most others (as far as I’m aware) prefer to read in when playing COG games.

That sounds about right.

- [2021-05-08](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/polls-about-cog-hg-and-if-games/49125/728): 77% of voters prefer 2nd person
- [2020-08-15](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/polls-about-cog-hg-and-if-games/49125/235): ~70% of voters prefer 2nd person

Other threads about POV in general:

- [Must a cs game use the pronoun “you”](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/must-a-cs-game-use-the-pronoun-you/806)
- [3rd person, present tense](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/3rd-person-present-tense/10433)
- [General guidelines (perspective, tenses, etc.)?](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/general-guidelines-perspective-tenses-etc/13595)
- [How does everyone feel about a first person perspective?](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/how-does-everyone-feel-about-a-first-person-perspective/17714)
- [First Person vs. Second Person](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/first-person-vs-second-person/20717)
- [The repetitive use of “you” in second person](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/the-repetitive-use-of-you-in-second-person/26818)
- [What “person” works best?](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/what-person-works-best/30245)
- [Points of View and Tenses](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/points-of-view-and-tenses/40045)
- [Second Person POV Writing Styles](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/second-person-pov-writing-styles/48363)
- [Writing POV: First Person vs. Second?](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/writing-pov-first-person-vs-second/56840)
- [Mechanics of IF Form: 2nd Person, Invisible Narrator, Forecasting, Immersion](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/mechanics-of-if-form-2nd-person-invisible-narrator-forecasting-immersion/93172)

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