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"My" or "your" on form labels

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"My email", "Your email"
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"Email". Think of the interface as speaking to the user: a field labelled "My email" refers to the *interface's* email. "Your" is at least accurate but usually unnecessary. Mixing both in one product is the worst case.

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UI writing
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Labels and links
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judgment
Severity
note
Since
v0.1.0

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