Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] country of manufacture (sorry, long rant)
From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 16:20:36 +0100

le 30.11.2000 15:33, John Collier à jbcollier@home.com a écrit :

> This is common English usage. Emanuel is referring to more than two people
> including himself so the use of "we" is correct. For example:
> 
> My wife and I disagree on whether to...... I could then say:
> 
> "Well hunny bunny, lambkins, light of my life, I guess we will have to
> disagree on that."
> 
> The "we" refers to the group of my wife and me, and, as the speaker is in
> the group, "we" is correct usage.
> 
> John Collier
> 
>> From: Tarek Charara <tarek.charara@wanadoo.fr>
>>> 
>>> John S. & Erwin P.:
>>> 
>>> Emanuel wrote 
>>> 
>>> Sorry we'll disagree on this one.
>> 
>> Emanuel, who is WE in the above?
> 

Actually it's common usage in most languages... I think I should stop
inhaling these darkroom fumes...

Tarek
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