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Lara Cowell

8 Pronunciation Errors That Made the English Language What It Is Today - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...iation-errors-english-language

words phonology language_evolution English historical _linguistics pronunciation malapropism

shared by Lara Cowell on 20 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Adam Pating on 20 Mar 14
     
    How can mispronunciation of a word today can become tomorrow's strongly defended norm
  • Lara Cowell on 10 Jun 14
     
    Journalist David Shariatmadari examines mispronunciations and malapropisms and how they contribute to language change.
kclee18

We need to talk about Trump's choice of words in a tragedy | British GQ - 1 views

www.gq-magazine.co.uk/...donald-trump-las-vegas-warmest

trump emotions empathy words

shared by kclee18 on 05 Oct 17 - No Cached
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  • kclee18 on 05 Oct 17
     
    In the article, Stuart McGurk talks about how in Trump's tweets, the words that be used that is usually used in the empathic way, does not communicate Trump's actual feelings. In the article, it is stated that Trump used the word sorry in 72 tweets, but never actually used in the ways were someone would feel sorrow for something. Instead, for example, he used it in a way were if Obama said sorry, he would have more respect for him. See how he was able to use a sympathetic word but not in the way that he is feeling sorry. Also, in certain circumstances, the wording that Trump uses is not appropriate. For example, in light of the Las Vegas shooting, Trump tweeted, "My warmest condolences and sympathies to the victims and families of the terrible Las Vegas shooting." No one would use the phrase "Warmest Condolences" in this situation.
  • Lara Cowell on 05 Oct 17
     
    Yikes: "warmest condolences"! Our president: Master Malaprop. LOL!
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