[Devils-list] "we" "us" - since when are you on the team?

[David White]

Yeah I cringe too, but my roomie does it all the time and I've sorta
adopted it.  Even though I cringe when i say it...

On Sun, 6 May 2001, WORLOK wrote:

> I know I'm gonna get it for this, but I HAVE to say SOMETHING.
> 
> In reading posts here I see every other message people saying "we
> scored" and "they scored on us" etc... Since when are you guys on the
> team?  Yeah, fans, but NOT Devils team members.   And please don't give
> me stuff about team spirit and all that, because you aren't on the team.
> 
> Its "the Devils scored" or "Toronto scored on them (or the Devs)".
> 
> Sorry, but I can't be the only one who cringes when mere fans talk/write
> like they are actually on the team and play the games.
> 
> 
> No hard feelings though, and it's your right to talk like that if you
> want and I won't complain anymore since I'm sure it won't do any good
> anyway.  I guess I'm just really pissed about how this series is going
> and the razzing we at work are gonna get from our field guys in the
> Toronto area.
> 
> 
> ---tom---
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