first-person plural in English

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        "(grammar) The plural of the first-person form of a verb or pronoun, which in some languages can either be inclusive (\"you and I\") or exclusive (\"them and I\"). In other languages, there is no distinction."
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          "word": "third-person singular"
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          "word": "first-person dual"
        },
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          "word": "second-person dual"
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    {
      "word": "first person"
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    },
    {
      "word": "second-person singular"
    },
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      "word": "third-person singular"
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"first-person plural" meaning in English

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