We vs. Us
Main Similarity
'We': Subject Pronoun
'We' is the first-person plural pronoun. It is used as the subject of a verb.
When the subject of a sentence (the one that does the action of the verb) is 'I plus one or more people' we use the pronoun 'we'.
{We = I + you}
Referring to People
'We' can also refer to a group of people in general, despite their gender or number.
Academic or Scientific Texts
Especially in academic or scientific texts, writers or lecturers use 'we' instead of 'I' to involve the readers or listeners in the process of what they are saying.
Now
The Royal We
Especially in the past, kings, queens, judges, etc. used 'we' instead of 'I' to refer to themselves. This is called 'the royal we' or 'majestic plural'. Though, nowadays, this rarely happens and mostly is used humorously.
Sarcasm or Encouragement
Sometimes, when people want to be sarcastic or condescending; or they want to sound persuasive or encouraging, they use 'we' instead of 'you'.
Shall
Emphasis
If we want to clearly refer to a group of people and we want to put emphasis on that, we can put 'we' before nouns.
Us
'Us' is the first-person plural pronoun. It is used as the object of a verb or a preposition or after the verb be.
{Us= me + you}
Let us look at some examples:
Do you remember
Tam showed
There was a giant man sitting in front of
It could be
People in General
Sometimes, 'us' can be used to refer to people in general.
All of
Academic Contexts
A lecturer or writer might use 'us' instead of 'me' in academic or scientific contexts in order to get the audience or readers involved in the process.
That brings
The Royal 'Us'
Traditionally, kings, queens, judges, etc. used 'us' instead of the singular object pronoun 'me' to refer to themselves.
That made
Emphasizing a Particular Group
If you are referring to some sort of group and you want to emphasize that particular group, you can use 'us' before the noun.
For
God forgives
'Us' instead of 'Me'
'Us' can sometimes be used instead of 'me', especially in British English. Note that this usage of 'us' is NOT grammatically correct and is NOT standard English.
I've missed you. Give
'Us' instead of 'Ourselves'
'Us' sometimes can be used instead of 'ourselves' especially in some dialects of American English.
We've got to get
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