Difference between Personal and Impersonal

What is the difference between Personal and Impersonal?

Personal as an adjective is pertaining to human beings as distinct from things. while Impersonal as an adjective is not personal; not representing a person; not having personality

Personal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A advertisement by which individuals attempt to meet others with similar interests. A movable; a chattel.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general; as, personal comfort; personal desire. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal; as, personal charms. Done in person; without the intervention of another. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks. Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.

Example sentence: I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property.

Impersonal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: not personal; not representing a person; not having personalityLacking warmth or emotion; cold.not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent

We hope you now know whether to use Personal or Impersonal in your sentence.

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