Thread: The Royal We ??
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Old 02-03-2005, 07:53 PM
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Default The Royal We ??

Posted By: Brian H (misunderestimated)

Its probably just me but.....

I've always wondered exactly why individual sellers on Ebay -- and people in general while "we're" at it -- often like to adopt the first person plural ("We" and "Our")..

Is it like the professionals (lawyers and accountants for example) who insist on putting "& Associates" after their names especially when they have no professional "associates" in any meaningful sense of the word..... Or is it the Royal We used by Kings, Queens and the like ??

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