View Poll Results: Is it ok to say WE or US when talking about our team

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  • Hell Yes, I might as well sit on the bench

    20 74.07%
  • Yeah, but not too often

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  • No way, you sound lame

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  • Who cares

    2 7.41%
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    Administrator xeus's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stonebreaker View Post
    Does that mean I get repped? :D
    Not as long as you insist on using smiley faces.

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    Common usage of we/us vs. they/them

    Many people will refer to a team as "We or Us" when talking about something good.

    "We set a new record for 3-pt. FG shooting percentage!"

    The very same people will involuntarily refer to the same team as "they or them" during darker times.

    "They stink."
    "They couldn't hit the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii."
    "They are on a three-game skid."

    This has been researched and illustrated in the past. People don't do it on purpose - it just comes out that way naturally. I say we all the time. I feel I am part of the team and in fact proper executon of The Ritual is Xavier's 6th man. Well, this year it's more like our 9th or 10th man.
    It's winning time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xeus View Post
    Not as long as you insist on using smiley faces.
    Like my five year old says........I can't help myself.

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    PM Thor will win vs Temple.

    I think I misunderstood something here. Give me a minute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stonebreaker View Post
    Like my five year old says........I can't help myself.
    Fair enough. I've never been able to argue with the logic of children or dogs.

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    PM Thor now gets it.

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    I think if you are talking about yourself, saying "we" or "us" could give off a bad impression.

    If you are talking about a sports team that you support, it is probably OK.

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    Hey glow, is that you in the pic, or a random girl as an avatar?

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    That's Miss Muskie by the pool near the Sky Bar in H'wood at the Mondrian Hotel on Sunset. She looks better than I do so I post her picture instead of mine.

    For those not familiar with Miss Muskie, she is an ex-g/f and now just my best friend and lawyer. We have sort of a Jerry and Elaine thing going on. She used to post on MM sparingly. I will ask her to sign up the next time she is sober. I am thinking 2009, 2010'ish.
    Last edited by XUglow; 01-14-2008 at 07:19 PM.

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    Good call.

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