Second person (advanced)

(educational music)…- Jo, you're such a great person.…- Oh, thanks.…- I mean, you're fun to write with,…you're fun to work with,…you're fun to have tea with.…- Oh, that's really kind of you.…- You're so upbeat and…- Hang on, why all the compliments?…Do you actually want the last cookie…and we're playing the subtext game again?…- Well, no.…I mean, it's all true of course,…but actually, I was just tryin' to try out…that second person thing.…

- Oh, I should guess with all the you's.…- Yes, it's all about you, you, you.…- Yay.…- Actually, I'm afraid to say this lecture…isn't all about you Jo.…It's about second-person point of view…and how to do it effectively.…- Oh okay then.…If it's not all about me,…then I'm happy for it to be about you.…As in, the second person, you.…- [Jess] Second-person point of you,…as you have probably figured out by now,…is when the narrator uses the term you…and your to tell the story.…- [Jo] As we said in an earlier lecture,…this can mean different things.…

First, it can mean the narrator…is talking directly to the reader.…