On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:21:16 +0200, Isabelle Cecchini
<isabelle.cecchini@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Also, we might use the first person plural (distinct from the 'royal
>> we') to the same effect:-
>>
>> "We're feeling a little low today are we, Suzie?"
>>
>> - is that used in french also?
>
>Oh yes, definitely. It can be used towards children. It's also part of
>what might be called "hospital French", as spoken by nurses:
>
>"Et maintenant, nous allons prendre nos médicaments."
>
>--
>Isabelle Cecchini
Lol! yes, I'd forgotten about nurses and the ward sister - a gentle
way of stamping their authority.
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