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Sinbadsunny Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
In regard to pronoun
We heavy eaters would rather walk than ride.why did the writer there use a personal pronoun we rather than a possessive pronoun our?
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, it implies that the speaker is one of the heavy eaters. "our heavy eaters" does not include the speaker. It implies that the heavy eaters belong to a group that the speaker is associated with, or identifies with, but it does not necessarily mean that the speaker himself is a heavy eater.
- , it implies that the speaker is one of the heavy eaters.
- "our heavy eaters" does not include the speaker.
- It implies that the heavy eaters belong to a group that the speaker is associated with, or identifies with, but it does not necessarily mean that the speaker himself is a heavy eater.
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"we heavy eaters" includes the speaker; i.e., it implies that the speaker is one of the heavy eaters.
"our heavy eaters" does not include the speaker. It implies that the heavy eaters belong to a group that the speaker is associated with, or identifies with, but it does not necessarily mean that the speaker himself is a heavy eater.
"our heavy eaters" does not include the speaker. It implies that the heavy eaters belong to a group that the speaker is associated with, or identifies with, but it does not necessarily mean that the speaker himself is a heavy eater.
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