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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:46 PM Original message |
Help! Democrat vs. Democratic |
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TheVirginian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. NPR will tell you that both are acceptable. |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. oh. Is that like "pregnant woman" and "mother"? |
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TheVirginian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 09:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
15. No, its that |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
16. What? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 07:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. but their "pro-life" listeners would not agree with the 2nd half of your |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I would have to argue with them |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. yep. That's my thinking. |
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KitSileya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-28-06 01:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Ah. |
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EST (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. That's correct. |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. Republicans use the term "Democrat"as an adjective |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. or an aversion to good grammar? |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 07:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Don't misunderstandimate them |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. No, and NPR should know better |
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Crunchy Frog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. Tell them that you won't ever give them a red cent |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. The usage is regional, strategic |
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IndyOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
12. Republican Lee Atwater began the usage of "Democrat" - sounds like rat... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'm sure many people joined me in pestering Zogby |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-27-06 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Democratic is the adjective, Democrat the noun |
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