Re: 1st person plural we and its forms

Peter Clark wrote:
>         As a matter of fact, many languages make a distinction between "inclusive we"
> and "exclusive we." It's a great distinction, but can get a little tricky in
> large group situations, in which some members of the group are "included" and
> others are "excluded." For instance, if you are at a party and half the group
> wants pizza and the other half wants Chinese, do you state "We(i) want pizza"
> or "We(e) want pizza"?
That would depend simply on who you're talking to.  Inclusive and
exclusive relate to the listener.  If I want pizza, and so do you, I
would say "We (incl) want pizza", but if you don't, I'd say "We (excl)
want pizza".

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