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A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun or noun phrase.

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Why do programmers use 'we' so often?

I learned this practice from mathematics professors, who said that we use "we" in mathematical writing to be welcoming and inviting to the reader - you and I are doing math together. Seems a little s …
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