we vs us

  We is a pronoun used as the subject of a verb, to mean the person communicating and at least one other person.

  We can be inclusive:-

  For example:-

  "We need to get to the airport!"

  Or exclusive:-

  For example:-

  "We need to get to the airport! Will you take us?"

  Us is also a pronoun, but it is used as the object of a verb or a preposition to mean the person communicating and at least one other person.

  For example:-

  "Thank you for taking us to the airport."

  In the UK we often use it to refer to a large group of people that includes the person communicating.

  For example:-

  "Us Brits have to stick together."

  Many linguists will argue that it should be "We Brits", as in "We few, we happy few..." (thanks Shakespeare), and they have a point, but when we say "us" we sort of mean "all of us".

  ♦ !Note - in the UK "us" is also a very informal way of saying "me".

  For example:- "Give us a gummy bear."