Date:  Tue, 25 Jan 1994 14:45:52 CST

From:  Dennis Baron <debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU>

Subject: Re: y'all singular, not!



In Message Mon, 24 Jan 1994 22:29:32 -0700,

 Rudy Troike <RTROIKE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]arizvms.bitnet> writes:



>    So far, though, I have not heard anyone arguing that <we> is not

>REALLY first person plural because certain English speakers have been

>discovered using it in direct reference to an addressee as second person

>singular.

>            Rudy



No, but it is often called the editorial or royal `we'





Dennis

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