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?
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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
current government:
We'll keep our money, guns and freedom and you can keep your CHANGE.
- Original Message -
From: Scott Chesworth scottcheswo...@gmail.com
To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] filch's capturing
Hi Nicol,
Well, what Filch says to Sarah when capturing her isn't technically
grammatically correct. His use of we is what English speaking people
would call slang. In other words, everyone knows he actually means you
but uses we instead. Sometimes people use the word we when being
