I'm not sure if this would matter to anyone but I am positive that back in the day when you pushed through another mobile it would actually say the same, instead of "them". I noticed this immediately when I started playing here and I assumed maybe it was to save processing of some kind so it didn't have to look up the other mobile involved.
I think you are right. Also, i'd just like to see small mobiles like birds, cats, dogs, etc....get bumped out of your way and have them "scramble" several tiles when you shove them instead of taking a dex loss. Just for a realism thing. Obviously, not era accurate.