The phrase "rather than us" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to indicate a preference for one option over another, specifically excluding the group referred to as "us."
Example: "They decided to go with the other team rather than us for the project."
Alternatives: "instead of us" or "rather than we."
And we should say "American" rather than "US": the US is a declining empire; America is an eternal ideal representing human dignity, hybridization and creative evolution.
Rather than "us" and "them," use language that emphasizes how moving forward helps everyone.
A Scottish prime minister and a Scottish chancellor of the exchequer down in London became "them" rather than "us".
This horror hardly counts as national self-hatred since the supposed oafs and yobs singled out for disgusted caricature indelibly belong with Them rather than Us.
The corporate profits tax, for example, is framed as a tax on "them" rather than "us," but, in fact, the public owns corporations.
It seems that considering North America (US and Canada) rather than US alone does not materially alter our conclusions.
Less frequent perforations were reported when condoms were used for trans-vaginal US rather than US probe covers [27, 28], but published studies are somewhat dated.
It's better for us to use people who have that expertise already rather than us trying to develop it".
US officials also welcomed the apparent shift in Russian targeting toward Isis fighters in the east of Syria, rather than US-backed moderates, but warned that using long-range bombers may pose a higher risk of collateral damage.
Former chancellor George Osborne criticised the BBC for making short-run dramas (War and Peace, The Night Manager), rather than US-style super-shows that can run for ever.
Yemen has its own small stockpile of cluster bombs, but they are Russian- rather than US-made.
