Hey Nicol, Being a Brit myself, the only explanation I can give you is that we speak English badly lol. It's a slang thing, tends to be used in quite a patronising way, like an adult talking down to a child.
Hth Scott On 9/3/09, Nicol Oosthuizen <noosthui...@sars.gov.za> wrote: > Hi all > Because I am south african, I do not always understand the nitty gritty > of english grammar, this is why I thought to pose the following > question. > When filch captures sarah, he says: > We are in trouble, aren't we? > Why does he say, we, and not you? > Please Note: This email and its contents are subject to our email legal > notice which can be viewed at http://www.sars.gov.za/Email_Disclaimer.pdf > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
