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Taka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

We

Some books say "we Japanese" or "we Americans" has a negative connotation; it sounds exclusionary, or "in-group" in a negative way.

Does it sound that bad to your native ear?
  

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I don't see anything inherently negative in it. Everything would depend on the rest of the context. " is an innocuous statement, while "We Americans like to do things our own way, and we don't want you foreigners interfering" obviously isn't (no offence intended to anyone; it's just for the example).

— GPY

  • I don't see anything inherently negative in it.
  • Everything would depend on the rest of the context.
  • " is an innocuous statement, while "We Americans like to do things our own way, and we don't want you foreigners interfering" obviously isn't (no offence intended to anyone; it's just for the example).
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I don't see anything inherently negative in it. Everything would depend on the rest of the context. For example, "We Americans love our barbecues!" is an innocuous statement, while "We Americans like to do things our own way, and we don't want you foreigners interfering" obviously isn't (no offence intended to anyone; it's just for the example).
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Great! Just as I thought.

Thanks for the comment, GPY!
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