Emily Dickinson Lexicon

us, pron. [OE ús; objective plural of the first person.] (webplay: embrace, endure, face, familiar, person, pity, speaker).

1. [Inclusive; includes a speaker as part of a group addressing a person in the group] you and me.
2. [Dual inclusive; includes the speaker addressing one other person or being] you and me.
3. [Exclusive; includes the speaker and others who are specified] you and me but not him or her.
4. [Exclusive; includes the speaker and others who are specified] them and me but not you.
5. [Dual; includes the speaker and another individual] him and me; her and me.