Re: 1st person plural we and its forms

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>OK, so has anyone noticed the multiple meanings of we? All the other
>pronoun
>slots seem to be pretty clear in who they can include, but English we can
>also include the adressed person(s) 2nd singular or plural. Does any lang
>make the distinction?
Lots of languages specify which we the speaker is intending. Tagalog has
an exclusive we, meaning the speaker and the person(s) being spoken to,
and an inclusive we which includes everyone else, the speaker, the people
spoken to and others who aren't listening.





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