The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 10 months agoCan anyone confirm?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down134
arrow-up1591arrow-down1imageCan anyone confirm?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareNo_linkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoI know education is hard to find in the states, but come on, even a first grader knows that “you” can represent a group of people? Unless… It’s worse than I thought in your specific case.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoYes, it can mean a group of people. A group of people necessarily including the person you’re talking to. Thus, when you said to me: You could just go back to licking your flag You were talking about a group of people which necessarily includes me, thus you were insulting me. Again, I hope this English lesson helps you. Feel free to find a dictionary that disputes it though.
minus-squareNo_linkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIf you feel insulted by it, does that mean you do in fact spend your time licking your flag?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoWhen you wrote: If you feel insulted by it, Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me? When you say: does that mean you Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me? When you say: your flag Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me? Please clarify.
I know education is hard to find in the states, but come on, even a first grader knows that “you” can represent a group of people? Unless… It’s worse than I thought in your specific case.
Yes, it can mean a group of people. A group of people necessarily including the person you’re talking to.
Thus, when you said to me:
You were talking about a group of people which necessarily includes me, thus you were insulting me.
Again, I hope this English lesson helps you. Feel free to find a dictionary that disputes it though.
If you feel insulted by it, does that mean you do in fact spend your time licking your flag?
When you wrote:
Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me?
When you say:
Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me?
When you say:
Are you talking about me or a group of people that are not me?
Please clarify.