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Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
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lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date: 
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 02:37:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.general, Jude Beaudin writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:

> > > Feedback has already been received in the form of 'Dear LEGO' letters, which
> > > have now been posted to the site. Remember, we can't promise that these
> > > letters will be read by anyone at LEGO, but it never hurts to try.  :)
> > 
> > Who is we?
> 
> That will be the "royal we" : "monarch's use of the first person plural when
> referring to him/herself."

> BTW : I think he means himself and the reader... you must have seen that
> form of writing before?

Oh, is that what he was doing?  Hmph.  Well....  We are not amused.

BTW this is for Allan:    :-)

Maggie C.



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  Re: Expert Builder website - Great response results in first update
 
(...) That will be the "royal we" : "monarch's use of the first person plural when referring to him/herself." Scott A BTW : I think he means himself and the reader... you must have seen that form of writing before? (25 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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