Lookin' Into Gov. Rauner's Missing G's (Guess he's a wantin' to talk like us common folk!)
Gov. Bruce Rauner's prescription for Illinois’ finances will finally be made known on Wednesday, when he gives his budget address. Legislators, state employees and social service agencies will no doubt pay close attention to what Rauner has to say. But after another big speech earlier this month made many go "gee," observers will also be listening for how he says it.
No matter your political persuasion -- love the new governor or hate him -- if you were listenin’ to his first State of the State address, you were sure to notice somethin’ about his delivery.
"Much of the reform agenda we're outlinin' today has been implemented in other states. The reforms are workin' so well in those states that they are causing us to become even less competitive. We must avoid slippin' even further behind other states," he said.
Just in case you missed it, here’s another chunk: “That means puttin' more resources directly into classrooms, reformin' the education bureaucracy."
No, you’re not imaginin’ it - Rauner, a Republican, kept skippin' the "g" at the end of "-ing" words (by Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn's count, Rauner did it 51 percent of the time, dropping the "terminal g" 55 out of 107 times. Zorn wrote, "you'd think he was auditioning for the part of Sheriff Taylor in a Broadway revival of 'The Andy Griffith Show.' It was distracting ... "
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