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I've seen a lot of debate about this on this board and others. I would like to reach some consensus.
Is it Appropriate To Use 'We' When Talking About Your Favorite Team?
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It's never ok.
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I asked people to vote, not use this thread as a bully pulpit. Thanks
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When you go to the polling station, do you stop people on your way out and tell them who you voted for and why?
I didn't think so.
I didn't think so.
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I do. It's our duty as Americans to make sure our fellow citizens are well informed.
However, I always make sure any discussions I have with my fellow Americans are done thirty feet away from the entrance of the polling station, as our state (Illinois) election laws mandate.
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If your job is a reporter, no. If you are a fan, go for it.
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What are the rules for bloggers?
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Try joining the 21st century and voting by mail
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If you invest financially and emotionally than feel free to use we.
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In my experience, if you are a voluntary (pro bono) sports blogger, the only requirement is that you refer to every member of the team as a 'kid', even though any one of those 'kids' could probably shit you out for dinner
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I would think most reasonable people can discern the difference between posters that figuratively use "we," and someone who actually works for the Chicago Bears in the upper echelons of Hallas Hall.
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It's ok
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We, as in me and Khalil Mack, agree that Parkey is no longer a part of “we”
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Absolutely not.
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The only experience I have with a blogger is a guy who is easily over three bills. So, my anecdotal evidence trumps anything you have to offer.
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so when he hauls ass he has to make 2 trips?
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Unless you work for the team, no. An occasional slip up is is fine but continuously using we and then getting upset when called out on it is not.
I bet the people who constantly do this are the same people who claim to live in Chicago when they actually live in New Lenox or the west coast or what have you.
I bet the people who constantly do this are the same people who claim to live in Chicago when they actually live in New Lenox or the west coast or what have you.
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It is a bit strange to refer to our kids as we. Would you call your own kids we, or they?
