Do re mi, so far so good
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ventaThe BBC, in attempt to milk as many pages as possible from the White House switch-over, has produced a page of Bushisms. Many are, I think, the sort of mistakes which you'd normally forgive someone who was speaking off the cuff; badly planned sentences and confused pronouns. Some are the statements of the bleeding obvious which most politicians use as rhetorical devices. Some are more worrying. My favourite, however, is a delightful example from the conjoined proverb department.
Talking in Washington in 2004, he described the enemies of free society as those who kill "at the whim of a hat".
Isn't that a lovely phrase ? I shall begin using it forthwith.
Talking in Washington in 2004, he described the enemies of free society as those who kill "at the whim of a hat".
Isn't that a lovely phrase ? I shall begin using it forthwith.
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Re: Title only...
Date: 2009-01-09 08:53 am (UTC)Re: Title only...
Date: 2009-01-09 11:27 am (UTC)