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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

"Me" in Seven Pillars of Wisdom

In several places T E Lawrence refers to "Me" when he clearly does not mean himself. It seems to be some characteristic of the people of Arabia. It is always capitalized. What does this mean?
  

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Hi, Would you mind quoting one of the "places"? Thanks, - A.

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  • Hi, Would you mind quoting one of the "places"?
  • Thanks, - A.
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Hi,
Would you mind quoting one of the "places"?

Thanks,

- A.
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AnonymousIn several places T E Lawrence refers to "Me" when he clearly does not mean himself. It seems to be some characteristic of the people of Arabia. It is always capitalized. What does this mean?
I searched for "Me" in that work, and I could not find a single instance of it.

The only thing that comes to mind is an instance of the deity speaking o
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It does occur quite a few times. e.g. "He, Rahail, was quite a lad: a free-built, sturdy fellow, too fleshy for the Me we were to lead, but for that the more tolerant of pains."
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