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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 01:56 PM
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On Language and the importance of it
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Al Jazeera is reporting that (forgive me for not remembering her name) the lady from State TV JOINED the demonstrators at Tahrir Square, and that others in the government have joined the demonstrators.

CNN is reporting the same story as HIGH LEVEL DEFECTIONS from the government.

Kids language matters... and Joined is one verb, defection is akin to treason.

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Electric Monk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 01:59 PM
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1. You might want to spell check that, and I think you're missing a comma.
/just sayin
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RegieRocker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:00 PM
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2. Help me here I'm trying to understand. Could you repeat
please.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:01 PM
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3. Think of both verbs
JOINED

DEFECT

What do they bring to your mind?
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RegieRocker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:40 PM
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7. Your edited post took care of it.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:41 PM
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8. Yeah my dyslexia has gotten worst
:-)
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Newest Reality Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:02 PM
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4. Corporately owned propaganda outlets stand
out like an infected, cancerous thumb when you compare them to other sources of news.

As long as corporate media is considered to be legitimate and not for "entertainment purposes only", then we can expect the Oligarchy, (or pick your favorite term) to prevail, prosper and conquer. US McPravda currently dominates and manipulates our culture with expertly crafted methods designed to diffuse and divert our best interests.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:03 PM
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6. I know, pointing a glaring example
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The Wielding Truth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-04-11 02:03 PM
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5. It truly irks me to listen to Corporate media. They are so slanted against the common man.
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