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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Use of I

Hi

English is not my mother tongue I have complaint to my husband that he does not speak in an inclusive manner.

For example he says in conversations

I bought a house, I got a mortgage.

instead of we

his family then says, H's bought a house or is buying a house, instead of You are buying a house, referring to both.

or H's house...

He now tells me that in English this is still including the other person that there is no need to say we.

can anyone explain this please?
  

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Hi, Most English-speaking married couples say 'we', in my experience. Clive

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Hi,

Most English-speaking married couples say 'we', in my experience.

Clive
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AnonymousHi
English is not my mother tongue I have complaint to my husband that he does not speak in an inclusive manner.

For example he says in conversations

I bought a house, I got a mortgage.

instead of we

his family then says, H's bought a house or is buying a house, instead of You are buying a house, referring to both.
or H'
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He now tells me that in English this is still including the other person that there is no need to say we.

That doesn't make sense to me. I is one person. It's a singular pronoun. We is plural.

CJ
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