First Person Pronoun Check

This rule helps maintain a professional and objective tone in documentation by flagging the use of first-person pronouns. Technical documentation and professional writing often benefits from a more neutral, third-person perspective that focuses on the subject matter rather than the writer.

The rule checks for common first-person pronouns and their variants, helping writers maintain consistency with style guides like Google's Developer Documentation Style Guide, which recommends avoiding personal pronouns in technical writing.

Examples:

✗ Incorrect:

• "I recommend using this function"
• "Let me show you how it works"
• "In my experience, this works better"
• "This code is mine"
• "I'm going to demonstrate"

✓ Better alternatives:

• "This function is recommended"
• "This example demonstrates"
• "Testing shows this works better"
• "This code belongs to the project"
• "This demonstration shows"

The rule will flag any usage of: "I", "I'm", "me", "my", or "mine", regardless of capitalization.