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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Which person?
Please could someone tell me which "person" you would be speaking in if refering to yourself, singularly, as we/our/us. Thankyou
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I think we need an example sentence, Guest. I cannot imagine one in which we refer to 'we/our/us' in the singular. Are you thinking of the 'royal we' or the 'editorial we', as in 'We are not amused' or 'The candidate's remarks are somewhat puzzling to us'?
- I think we need an example sentence, Guest.
- I cannot imagine one in which we refer to 'we/our/us' in the singular.
- Are you thinking of the 'royal we' or the 'editorial we', as in 'We are not amused' or 'The candidate's remarks are somewhat puzzling to us'?
- Here the grammatical person remains first person plural; though the pronoun refers to the Queen or the editor, the grammar does not recognize that semantic fact.
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I think we need an example sentence, Guest. I cannot imagine one in which we refer to 'we/our/us' in the singular.
Are you thinking of the 'royal we' or the 'editorial we', as in 'We are not amused' or 'The candidate's remarks are somewhat puzzling to us'? Here the grammatical person remains first person plural; though the pronoun refers to the Queen or the editor, the grammar does not
Are you thinking of the 'royal we' or the 'editorial we', as in 'We are not amused' or 'The candidate's remarks are somewhat puzzling to us'? Here the grammatical person remains first person plural; though the pronoun refers to the Queen or the editor, the grammar does not
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