Anti-we

Language Log 2025-12-09

Summary:

"Against We", by Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution (11/28/25) Quoting the author:     The excellent Hollis Robbins: I propose a moratorium on the generalized first-person plural for all blog posts, social media comments, opinion writing, headline writers, for all of December. No “we, “us,” or “our,” unless the “we” is made explicit. No more “we’re […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

12/09/2025, 01:42

Date published:

12/08/2025, 20:46