Archive for the ‘pronoun abuse’ Category

For Pete’s sake coach Carroll, it’s “we” not “us”

Posted on April 7th, 2009 by by Administrator

University of Southern California football coach Pete Carroll on the Trojan’s defeat by Oregon State:
“They played better than us. They played harder than us. They made all the plays they needed to make…and they deserve a tremendous amount of credit. It’s a great win.”
All true, Pete, except for your use of pronouns, which rings untrue [...]

Protected: The “I’s” have it

Posted on March 5th, 2009 by by Administrator

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USC linemen get pushed around by a bad case of pronoun abuse

Posted on January 14th, 2009 by by Administrator

Billy MacDonald, a genial local television sportscaster in Los
Angeles, who attended both USC and UCLA, recently interviewed University of Southern California
football line coach Pat Ruel. The focus of MacDonald’s questioning
hinged on Ruel’s charges playing at high levels of efficiency: How is
it they perform so well, asked MacDonald, also known as Billy Mac.
“Our guys push [...]