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Old 05-18-2011, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by barrysloate View Post
There are situations where the royal "we" is entirely acceptable. For example, if you are a sole proprietor you might prefer to use "we" to create the illusion that your business actually consists of more than one person. But the chatboard is by nature very informal, and Bruce's use of "we", as I've told him countless times, is inappropriate.
Why does wanting to deceive the public make the usage acceptable?
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