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I ran into a person in a technical forum recently who kept referring to the themselves as we and us. I was very confused for a while until someone asked them a
by learc83 5y ago
I ran into a person in a technical forum recently who kept referring to the themselves as we and us.
I was very confused for a while until someone asked them about it. Turns out they had purposely created a “head mate” and now insisted on being treated as multiple people.
- dmingod666 5y agoOr probably an insecure entrepreneur that doesn't want to look like a one person company.. :D
- sn41 5y agoI keep using the word 'we' in single author papers- e.g. 'we now show...':)
- joshuaissac 5y agoPluralis modestiae, a type of singular 'we'.
- vnorilo 5y agoI have made a conscious effort to bring the language in my academic papers closer to the language I would actually speak. Part of that is writing in singular first person when that reflects reality. One of the hardest to write is "I believe" - it just feels so weak and un-sciency!