James W. Pennebaker

The reason "we" is such a fun word is that half of the time it is used as a way to bring the speaker closer to others and the other half of the time to deflect responsibility away from the speaker. And indeed, there are sex differences. Women tend to use the warm we and men are more drawn to the distanced we.

The reason "we" is such a fun word is that half of the time it is used as a way to bring the speaker closer to others and the other half of ...