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Poll
Question: When you refer to the United States, do you use words such as "us" and "we", or do you just say the US, or America?
Option 1: Third person (US)
Option 2: First person (us, we)
Title: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Feynman on July 09, 2008, 03:02:12 PM
I use us, and we.

WE ARE A SUPERPOWER
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: just1more on July 09, 2008, 03:03:18 PM
Third person.

It's not usually a good thing to imply that I'm an American.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: ME## on July 09, 2008, 03:06:31 PM
Most of the time I use third person.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Nyerp on July 09, 2008, 03:15:59 PM
Both.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Daddy on July 09, 2008, 03:26:36 PM
Both, but I voted for first person.

I do the same thing for sports teams.   We won the World Series.  We won the NBA Finals.  We  had all of our teams make the playoffs for their respective sports.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Kalahari Inkantation on July 09, 2008, 03:48:01 PM
Usually first person.
"We were bombed by the Soviets. >.<"
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Feynman on July 09, 2008, 04:36:38 PM
WE ARE AMERICANS
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Nyerp on July 09, 2008, 04:38:01 PM
THIS IS ARE COUNTRY
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: The Speaker Of Words on July 09, 2008, 04:42:16 PM
Quote from: Nyerp on July 09, 2008, 04:38:01 PM
THIS IS ARE COUNTRY

OUR

I say us, we.
I'm proud to be American especially here in this Latino neighborhood where, for some strange reason, everyone likes Mexico better than the USA.
I fucking hate Mexico.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: KonohaShinobi on July 09, 2008, 04:45:28 PM
Both.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: hotlikesauce. on July 09, 2008, 04:46:45 PM
I don't know.



I'll say like "The US is" and "The United States are".

But I'll also say "We'll do..." or "We did..."
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: don't let's on July 09, 2008, 05:41:19 PM
I don't usually use "us" and "we" when talking about things unless it's specifically taking about stuff that I have done.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Cookie on July 09, 2008, 05:49:08 PM
I mostly just use it in third. Does that make me less patriotic?
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Nyerp on July 09, 2008, 05:55:31 PM
Quote from: The Speaker Of Words on July 09, 2008, 04:42:16 PM
OUR


NO

THIS IS ARE COUNTRY
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: hotlikesauce. on July 09, 2008, 06:10:03 PM
Quote from: The Cookie Monster on July 09, 2008, 05:49:08 PM
I mostly just use it in third. Does that make me less patriotic?


Racist.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Gitominoti on July 09, 2008, 06:45:09 PM
I say USA because I'm Canadian.  caterpie;

I sometimes use Canada in first person
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Pancake Paraphernalia on July 09, 2008, 07:07:27 PM
It depends the situation. If it's something good,  I'll use first person. It's it's something annoying like not converting to the metric system, I'll use third person. But most of the time, it's whatever I feel like saying at that moment.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Socks on July 09, 2008, 07:10:28 PM
Quote from: Yoseph on July 09, 2008, 03:03:18 PM
It's not usually a good thing to imply that I'm an American.


Blasphemy! You don't have a Team America shirt?

Also, I use "the U.S." most of the time, sometimes "we".
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: just1more on July 09, 2008, 07:17:49 PM
Quote from: Socks on July 09, 2008, 07:10:28 PM
Blasphemy! You don't have a Team America shirt?

Also, I use "the U.S." most of the time, sometimes "we".

No, i don't. And if I did, I wouldn't wear it nowadays. It's not good to be American with Bush in the white house.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Socks on July 09, 2008, 07:21:39 PM
Quote from: Yoseph on July 09, 2008, 07:17:49 PM
No, i don't. And if I did, I wouldn't wear it nowadays. It's not good to be American with Bush in the white house.


You're idiotic, America is not represented by one person, no matter which fool is in office. This country and it's people mean so much more.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: just1more on July 09, 2008, 07:23:18 PM
Quote from: Socks on July 09, 2008, 07:21:39 PM
You're idiotic, America is not represented by one person, no matter which fool is in office. This country and it's people mean so much more.

If Bush was elected twice, it shows how stupid the people are. And if McCain somehow wins in November, it just reinforces that statement.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Feynman on July 09, 2008, 07:30:34 PM
Quote from: Yoseph on July 09, 2008, 07:23:18 PM
If Bush was elected twice, it shows how stupid the people are. And if McCain somehow wins in November, it just reinforces that statement.


You're not supposed to change presidents during a war, and Bush was elected the first time because of his bullshit.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: just1more on July 09, 2008, 07:33:12 PM
Quote from: Bassir on July 09, 2008, 07:30:34 PM
You're not supposed to change presidents during a war, and Bush was elected the first time because of his bullshit.

What war? The US hasn't declared war since WWII.  doodhuh;
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Wrench on July 09, 2008, 07:35:24 PM
I use third person. Using "us" and "we" sounds weird to me.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Nyerp on July 09, 2008, 09:58:07 PM
Quote from: Yoseph on July 09, 2008, 07:33:12 PM
What war? The US hasn't declared war since WWII.  doodhuh;


...

what
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Sam on July 09, 2008, 10:00:28 PM
Depends on the situation. Usualy I'll just say "America", but I know there have been situations where I've used the first person.
Title: Re: Do you refer to the US in third or first person?
Post by: Bushy on July 09, 2008, 10:03:18 PM
First, I love acting patriotic