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Free Talk Live => The Show => Topic started by: Branlin on May 03, 2011, 07:49:19 PM
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I just heard him mentioning again how inaccurate the "we" thing is and I agree totally.
I've gotten away from it in recent years, and I always use the word "Washington," instead of the longer, clumsier, "U.S. government."
When you say "Washington," any English-speaking person in the world likely knows who -- and what -- you are referring to.
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What if they mistakenly think you're talking about George Washington? or Denzel Washington?
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What if they mistakenly think you're talking about George Washington? or Denzel Washington?
If they're that stupid, then they deserve to die! (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/branlin2007/machinegun.gif)
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The royal We is presumptuous, and very rarely appropriate.
If there is a mushroom cloud blooming on the horizon, you may use it, in conjunction with the word "fucked".
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What if they mistakenly think you're talking about George Washington? or Denzel Washington?
If they're that stupid, then they deserve to die! (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/branlin2007/machinegun.gif)
I think WE can agree on that.
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The royal We is presumptuous, and very rarely appropriate.
If there is a mushroom cloud blooming on the horizon, you may use it, in conjunction with the word "fucked".
Yes, or like when sniffing around some hot, red-headed, radio show co-host, I might ask "Are WE ready to get naked?" (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/branlin2007/branlin%20current/rubcunt.gif) (http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/5858/jerkingsmiley.gif)
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What if they mistakenly think you're talking about George Washington? or Denzel Washington?
If they're that stupid, then they deserve to die! (http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w121/branlin2007/machinegun.gif)
I think WE can agree on that.
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3816/hahahahap.gif)
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Now Mark & Ian (& all the rest who do not think wise the use of "we") should work on their use of "they".
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Now Mark & Ian (& all the rest who do not think wise the use of "we") should work on their use of "they".
This.
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"WE" for the most part did pay for "THEM" to do "THAT"
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"WE" for the most part did pay for "THEM" to do "THAT"
So I take it your in the half of the population that actually pays taxes?
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"WE" for the most part did pay for "THEM" to do "THAT"
So I take it your in the half of the population that actually pays taxes?
:(
At least I have a job.