• Lvxferre@mander.xyz
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    3 months ago

    so what do we [you] do when we’re [you’re] upset?

    Does anyone else here hate this specific usage of “we”, forcedly including one speech participant when referring to the other?

    • MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I think it’s fine in this context because presumably, the therapist and the client are on the same team, but I do dislike it in another situations where consent isn’t necessarily as strongly implied.