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No, it just means the person has the ability to purchase. They could be purchasing it for themselves or on the behalf of another organization.
by jtxx 6y ago
No, 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