editorial we
editorial we · editorial wes · editorial we's
скромність
скромность, сдержанность, целомудрие
Bescheidenheit, Sittsamkeit
Synonym of plural of modestySynonym of plural of modesty (“speaking of oneself as if multiple people, intending to seem modest”).
Meaning
3 sensesSynonym of plural of modesty (“speaking of oneself as if multiple people, intending to seem modest”).
The first-person plural pronoun used by an editor or other spokesperson when speaking with the authority of their publication, profession, organization, or company.
The practice, common in mathematical and scientific literature, of referring to a generic third person by we (instead of the more common one or the informal you), or of implying that the writer and the reader, or all of humanity, are united as collaborators in thinking the sequence of thoughts that the narrative describes.
Forms
plural: editorial wes / editorial we's| Singular | editorial we |
|---|---|
| Plural | editorial wes / editorial we's |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsin all senses, often synonymous:author's weauthor's plural