Posts Tagged ‘pronouns’

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 [...]