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In a message dated 10/7/04 1:36:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << That's not true. For pronouns Japanese has a special plural ending -tachi, watashi "I" > watashitachi "we", anata "thou" > anatatachi "ye" (to use the original English usages). Occasionally you'll see reduplication for emphasis and plurals, like the rare ware(?) "I" > wareware "we". >> This -tachi ending is what I was referring to, and I appreciate this fuller description. I think when our Chotanmeister "corrected" me, he accurately described the common Japanese usage, but neglected the -tachi form which also exists. John Leland