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Another fun pronoun distinction I have seen is having two forms of "we" - one including the person you are talking to, and one excluding them. (To clarify this
by LAC-Tech 6mo ago
Another fun pronoun distinction I have seen is having two forms of "we" - one including the person you are talking to, and one excluding them.
(To clarify this was in Hokkien, not Anglo-Saxon).
- postepowanieadm 6mo agoLike "us but not you"? That's mean.
- LAC-Tech 6mo agoYeah it iw called the exclusive form lol. But if you think about it seems normal... "we went to the city" is not really mean.
- shermantanktop 6mo agoNot when you’re delivering an insult to everyone present.
- kzrdude 6mo agoWe already use this with "we", it's just not clear from the word if 'you' are included or not. Example: "We had eggs for breakfast".
- FarmerPotato 6mo agoOne way to say this is "present company excluded" as when saying: culpability is general in the population, but not to accuse those you're speaking to.
- HK-NC 6mo agoUs lot?