The WordMeister says: OK, I really don’t want to go to The Drumpf for WORDs, both because it’s ’way too easy, and because I never want utter ValdeDorf’s name. Oh, and because he can’t really utter actual words that reflect thoughts. But this will be difficult to avoid in the coming Stoopid Season. Sorry.
Sensible Syntax
“Trump often ignores the
basics of English grammar and speaks in tangled tenses, mountains of
interrupting clauses, and without sensible syntax or even subject-verb
agreements, all of which can render his speech opaque at best.”
—Alan Yuhas, “The lies Trump told this week: from Obama and Isis to support for vets,” The Guardian,
August 2016
• Editorial Comment: Jeez, Guardian. Get over your whole “Speak complete English sentences” thing!!
PeezPix by Ted Pease
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“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.” —Tom Stoppard
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