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The first person pronoun you used ("I") strongly implied personal use.
by throwaway2245 6y ago
The first person pronoun you used ("I") strongly implied personal use.
- jtxx 6y agoNo, it just means the person has the ability to purchase. They could be purchasing it for themselves or on the behalf of another organization.
- throwaway2245 6y agoI accept that, in a literal sense. I was attempting only to answer the question and explain the source of confusion. In native English speech, it would usually be expected that a business-case purchasor would speak of a more general case, perhaps by using "we".
- jtxx 6y agoAh - I took the question as saying “I did nothing to indicate the sort and could in fact be purchasing for a business”, so I was trying to explain that side!
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoIn English, when purchasing on behalf of a corporation, “we” would almost always be used. “we” is even frequently employed by auctors writing papers to depersonalize.
- jtxx 6y agoI guess it’s just me then. I wouldn’t write “we” in a comment online without explaining who “we” is, it seems like an unnecessary detail to explain
- dijit 6y agoThat’s how I meant it. Seems odd to say “we” out of context like that. And anyway I would be the person purchasing so including the whole company is.. odd. Anyway, I guess this is the pedantry we (!) should expect from HN