"Your" vs. "My" in user interfaces
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- #User Experience
- #UI Design
- #Form Design
- Avoid using 'My' or 'Your' prefixes in UI when context is clear (e.g., 'Account' instead of 'My account').
- Use 'Your' when the system communicates to the user (e.g., 'Your orders') to avoid confusion.
- Use 'My' when the user communicates to the system (e.g., in forms like 'Share my profile').
- Amazon's UI demonstrates clarity without possessive pronouns where context is obvious.
- Confusion arises when 'My' is used in instructions (e.g., 'Go to my cases' implies the system's cases, not the user's).
- Support interactions (e.g., agents saying 'Go to your cases') clash if UI uses 'My cases'.
- Form Design Mastery course covers these nuances and enterprise-level UI challenges.