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pdockal · 56-60, M
Anybody can govern ... but they have to be the right choice for we the people
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MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@pdockal We?
pdockal · 56-60, M
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@pdockal Do people in your country normally go around saying "they have to be the right choice for we"? Where I live we say "they have to be the right choice for us".
pdockal · 56-60, M
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@pdockal Surely it makes more sense to use the same word that we would use if "the people" wasn't there. In other words, where I come from we say "they have to be the right choice for us, the people", not "they have to be the right choice for we the people". Does that make sense to you yet?
Spoiledbrat · F
It's part if the constitution. "We the People..." @MaryDreamilton
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@Spoiledbrat It still seems wrong.
Spoiledbrat · F
pdockal · 56-60, M
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@pdockal Take a look at this:
https://similarworlds.com/language/english/5151807-Which-is-correct-They-have-to-be-the-right-choice-for-we-or
https://similarworlds.com/language/english/5151807-Which-is-correct-They-have-to-be-the-right-choice-for-we-or
Spoiledbrat · F
We the people is correct @MaryDreamilton
Spoiledbrat · F
He was making a reference. @MaryDreamilton
pdockal · 56-60, M
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@Spoiledbrat "We, the people, insist on correct grammar" makes perfect sense. Note particularly the comma between "We" and "the people".
"The right choice for we, the people" is wrong because we don't say "for we". It's all about context.
"The right choice for we, the people" is wrong because we don't say "for we". It's all about context.
Spoiledbrat · F
@MaryDreamilton We did 150 years ago.🙄
Spoiledbrat · F
Do you have something against the US or something because you're being weird.
Spoiledbrat · F
This isn't English class😆 🤣 Did you take English ?@MaryDreamilton
Spoiledbrat · F
He was just making reference on SW 😂🤣 On SW we the people can say whatever we want. @MaryDreamilton
Spoiledbrat · F
I'll tell you what's wrong is that you care so much. @MaryDreamilton
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@Spoiledbrat No, what's wrong is that you don't care at all. You certainly live up to your screen name.
Spoiledbrat · F
@MaryDreamilton I do care. See you don't know us, we, the, people.
Spoiledbrat · F
@MaryDreamilton You don't know me or the people.
pdockal · 56-60, M
MaryDreamilton · 46-50, F
@Spoiledbrat @pdockal Why are you folks so argumentative?
pdockal · 56-60, M
@MaryDreamilton
Seriously ... your acting like the grammer police & we're argumentative... sounds like your one of those
Seriously ... your acting like the grammer police & we're argumentative... sounds like your one of those
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