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Firestorm49

(4,032 posts)
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 05:59 PM Oct 2018

The Internet Isn't Impressed by Donald Trump's New Grammar Rule.

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Source: Getty News

If you've taken a look at Donald Trump'sTwitter account lately, you may have noticed an interesting style choice. The president, for reasons best known to himself, has apparently taken to sometimes capitalizing the word "country" when tweeting about the US of A. (See this tweet from Friday, in which he claims that "Congressman Andy Biggs is doing a great job for Arizona and our Country!&quot

Well, someone must have called him out on it because on Friday morning, shortly after penning the Biggs tweet, Trump published a tweet confirming his departure from established grammar rules.

"When referring to the USA, I will always capitalize the word Country!" he wrote. (He has yet to explain his reasoning behind this.)

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/the-internet-isnt-impressed-by-donald-trumps-new-



Another brazen act of idiocy.
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The Internet Isn't Impressed by Donald Trump's New Grammar Rule. (Original Post) Firestorm49 Oct 2018 OP
If the dunce cap fits... MontanaMama Oct 2018 #1
Well, what can you expect from a dotard? nt raccoon Oct 2018 #2
Nothing shows on the site...did it break the internets? libdem4life Oct 2018 #3
here's the correct link groundloop Oct 2018 #5
Thanks. Another Foe Paw. n/t libdem4life Oct 2018 #7
He imposed all of these arbitrary rules to demonstrate his power truthisfreedom Oct 2018 #4
I was thinking the same thing.... Tiny can't bring himself to admit a mistake groundloop Oct 2018 #6
I never capitalize Stupid, but tiny is a good exception dalton99a Oct 2018 #8
Is it Stupid Tiny, or Tiny Stupid ???? groundloop Oct 2018 #9
Locking Chemisse Oct 2018 #10

MontanaMama

(23,308 posts)
1. If the dunce cap fits...
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:04 PM
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raccoon

(31,110 posts)
2. Well, what can you expect from a dotard? nt
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:06 PM
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libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
3. Nothing shows on the site...did it break the internets?
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:06 PM
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libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
7. Thanks. Another Foe Paw. n/t
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:14 PM
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truthisfreedom

(23,146 posts)
4. He imposed all of these arbitrary rules to demonstrate his power
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:08 PM
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over language. His language skills are so ridiculously poor that he feels compelled to impose his will on what embarrasses him the most, like the way he calls women and his opponents degrading nicknames.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
6. I was thinking the same thing.... Tiny can't bring himself to admit a mistake
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:10 PM
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dalton99a

(81,455 posts)
8. I never capitalize Stupid, but tiny is a good exception
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:15 PM
Oct 2018

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
9. Is it Stupid Tiny, or Tiny Stupid ????
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:21 PM
Oct 2018

Chemisse

(30,809 posts)
10. Locking
Fri Oct 19, 2018, 06:25 PM
Oct 2018

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