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Admiral Loinpresser

(3,859 posts)
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 06:18 PM Feb 2016

Trump attacks Pope, uses subjunctive mood, shocks linguists.

AP—

February 18, 2016. Las Vegas, Nevada.

In a surprise move, Donald Trump utilized the subjunctive mood in expressing himself regarding the Pope today. Linguists , who previously had analyzed his syntax, grammar and vocabulary in declaring he spoke like a fifth grader, had to frantically repeat their analyses in order to re-calculate, this time including his comments published today.

“We have to admit, he may be able to express himself like a high schooler,” said professor Balden Snooty, from the campus at the University of Las Vegas. “But our computer analysis has been upgraded to include emotional age as well. Emotionally, he’s still a fifth grader.”

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Trump attacks Pope, uses subjunctive mood, shocks linguists. (Original Post) Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 OP
Got a link? .....nt 2naSalit Feb 2016 #1
You got me. It's a joke. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #2
Well then, you got me! 2naSalit Feb 2016 #3

2naSalit

(86,647 posts)
3. Well then, you got me!
Thu Feb 18, 2016, 09:14 PM
Feb 2016

It was too close to possible that I couldn't tell. Of course, I was distracted while reading through the latest earlier, but I doubt that was it.

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