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submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Officially wouldn’t this be the normal usage of we? In royal we it would mean “I” right?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah she actually means the Pluralism Benevolentiae. E.g. when a nurse is saying "We go to the toilet now, aren't we?" but it actually means "You must go to the toilet but I will be there with you".

There is also the Pluralis inclusivus like in scientific texts. Which I personally find really weird.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Does that term come from linguistics? I'd like to learn more about it

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