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syringis

(5,101 posts)
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 12:51 PM Mar 2018

From his mouth to...voters' ears

As Trump's endorsement is a "the kiss of death" more like, you might expect a great win in Nevada

His last tweet :

It would be great for the Republican Party of Nevada, and it’s unity if good guy Danny Tarkanian would run for Congress and Dean Heller, who is doing a really good job, could run for Senate unopposed!



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From his mouth to...voters' ears (Original Post) syringis Mar 2018 OP
Another grammatical mistake Sanity Claws Mar 2018 #1
Hello Sanity Claws syringis Mar 2018 #2
Remember you asked Sanity Claws Mar 2018 #3
Yes I asked :-) syringis Mar 2018 #4
The ears belong to voters. Sanity Claws Mar 2018 #5
Ah OK syringis Mar 2018 #6

syringis

(5,101 posts)
2. Hello Sanity Claws
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 01:09 PM
Mar 2018

Now that you have pointed it out, I see the mistake.

Talking about mistakes, in the title, is the comma after "ears" correct ?

Yesterday, I posted one of his tweets. I asked a few questions about his sentence and got some answers.

Can you add some remarks ? Thank you.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210360357

Sanity Claws

(21,849 posts)
3. Remember you asked
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 01:20 PM
Mar 2018

First, the correct spelling is "comma," not "coma." The latter is something I'd like to go into and avoid the rest of the Trump reign.
The apostrophe after ears is incorrect. The usual expression is something like "From your lips to God's ears." The ears are plural, not possessive. You use the possessive case (requiring the apostrophe) with the person whose ears you are talking about. That is why it is "God's." I hope that is clear.

That link discusses another tweet with lots of confused grammar and thinking. Yikes!

syringis

(5,101 posts)
4. Yes I asked :-)
Fri Mar 16, 2018, 01:24 PM
Mar 2018

Thank you for the corrections.

I corrected "comma", I'll change the title.

"From his mouth to...voters ears"

Is this correct ?

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