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[–] adeoxymus@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Officially wouldn’t this be the normal usage of we? In royal we it would mean “I” right?

[–] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah she actually means the Pluralism Benevolentiae. E.g. when a nurse is saying "We go to the toilet now, aren't we?" but it actually means "You must go to the toilet but I will be there with you".

There is also the Pluralis inclusivus like in scientific texts. Which I personally find really weird.

[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

My team and I have come to the conclusion that we don’t like you for finding the pluralis inclusivus weird.

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

Does that term come from linguistics? I'd like to learn more about it

[–] dalekcaan@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah, or more specifically "God and I," since monarchs were ostensibly the mouthpiece of God.