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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
In praise of "words"
I had a father who persistently yet gently corrected my grammar and use of the English language. It sort of annoyed me at the time, but after I got to high school English and college courses that required any sort of writing, I was grateful for his guidance. Later came law school and then teaching writing to law students. With such a background, you can see why I came to love the language and all its twists, turns and colloquialisms. Thus, I was totally taken with this homage to language, which also soundly rejects those who have become self-styled language policemen. It may not be your cup of tea, but if you love to read and write, you should watch it in its entirety.
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loved it, thanks for posting brother
Here are some lies/language that liberals use.
-If you like your plan and your doctor you can keep your plan and doctor.
-Voters are stupid and we had to design Obamacare to deceive voters. Gruber
- I do not know who Gruber is she after introduced and praised him as the designer of Obamacare previously. Pelosi
King Obama has spoken and given us a laws. The US no longer needs a Constitution with checks and balances, because now we have a king and lawgiver.
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