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Thomaskochi Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Usage of 'us'
Given below is a sentence from a newspaper article:
"But here on the unfortunate patch of land known as Pakistan, us mere mortals have to figure out what Wednesday’s late-night Supreme Court short order means for politics in the year ahead."
Query:
I think that ,in the above context,' we' also can be used instead of 'us'. Is us used to give a dramatic impact ?
"But here on the unfortunate patch of land known as Pakistan, us mere mortals have to figure out what Wednesday’s late-night Supreme Court short order means for politics in the year ahead."
Query:
I think that ,in the above context,' we' also can be used instead of 'us'. Is us used to give a dramatic impact ?
Top answer
No, I think it's just poor grammar (though it does occur in casual speech). 'We' is correct.
- No, I think it's just poor grammar (though it does occur in casual speech).
- 'We' is correct.
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No, I think it's just poor grammar (though it does occur in casual speech). 'We' is correct.
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