We/us [was everybody...their]

[Mark Odegard]

Douglas G. Wilson:
>English has a number of pronoun deficiencies, including the one addressed
>here, and also the lack of inclusive versus exclusive "we"

I wonder if the weakening of the distinction between 'we' and 'us' is
filling this deficiency. Us English-speakers sometimes use 'us' rather
peculiarly, putting it in the subject position, and it seems, always before
a (plural) noun. 'Us' would seem to be exclusive (just us-uns) while 'we' is
inclusive (everyone).

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