WE, WE!
A STUDY IN PRONOUNS. . Councillor Milverton (at the Borough Council meeting last evening): Why are you always doing. . . . The Mayor: Why do you always say “you”? Say “we”; We are all responsible for the motion carried. Councillor Milverton: The trouble is we discuss these things and wo don’t understand them. The Mayor: Oh, don’t say “we.” That is the one instance when you can’t use that word!
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6616, 22 May 1928, Page 6
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69WE, WE! Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6616, 22 May 1928, Page 6
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