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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Or he would be, if he were a foreign leader being reported on by AP.
"And my hope is that the "axis of evil" list no longer exists," Bush said [in Seoul]. "That's my hope for the sake of peace. It's my hope for the sake of our children."Vanish from the pages of history? Wiped from the map? No longer exist? Pretty much the same, isn't it?
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 8:26 PM, August 08, 2008
Barry Leiba had this to say...
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At 8:49 PM, August 08, 2008
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Well, now, far be it from me to defend The Bush, but, to be fair, he did say that it's the list he wants to be gone, not the countries. And if you put it back into context, he really did mean that he wants to see them comply with our demands, not be wiped off the map.
For my part, I'd be happy if our president knew how to use the subjunctive mood, which is what goes with "hope". It should be "no longer exist."
Well, that's more or less my point: that AP rips things out of context and makes them what they aren't. What Bush said is no less - and no more - inflammatory than what Ahmadinejad has said.
And give it up on the subjunctive. Verb conjugation is nearly gone in English. ;-)
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