I’ve heard before of people referring to the word “we” in a sentence as being a “royal” we. What does that mean?
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The “royal we”, when used in casual conversation, really is a joke, meaning the person is really saying YOU, not WE.
If someone says “We should really clean the kitchen. And I mean the royal we!” That means they want you to do it.
It’s called “royal” because it’s how a king or other royalty might speak when they are giving a command. If the king says “we should have a feast this weekend” he certainly doesn’t mean HE is going to do anything to plan or prepare for a feast. He’s telling whoever he’s talking to that they need to arrange it.
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