Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Even Worse Than Scotches: IE Linguistics (OT)
From: apbbeijing <apbbeijing@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 09:33:28 +0800

> Indonesian langauges ( Bahasa as a common denominator) have two different
> 'we' :
> Kami, being the speaker and the opposite person, and Kita, being we all,
> everywhere.
> 
> Is that like what you mean?

Mandarin Chinese has two versions of 'we' too with the same meanings as you
mention above: the first of which used when pointing out we use Leicas but
alas not the case with all everywhere!

Rs

Adrian
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