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captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:50 PM Apr 2020

Trumps limited vocabulary

A dozen words account for about half of what he says; very (and very very), strong, tremendous, terrible, fake, horrible, fantastic. I know there are quite a few more but just coming up with them I realize what a black and white thinker he is, but I use the term “thinker” generously. There aren’t shades of grey with the simpleton. He is an intellectual child. And he not only has a child’s mind, he has a child’s emotions. And a particularly undeveloped child at that. Of course the lack of vocabulary can be attributed to dementia and general cognitive decline.

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Trumps limited vocabulary (Original Post) captain queeg Apr 2020 OP
there is something about the way he says "horrible" and "China" that sends my teeth grinding... hlthe2b Apr 2020 #1
Harble Jynuh. dawg day Apr 2020 #5
he says "China" with an almost "j" sound. "Jina". It's annoying cuz he's a monster of a person Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #10
Yep. He praises his failure. pwb Apr 2020 #2
He did learn to pronounce hydroxychloroquine. sop Apr 2020 #3
Took a few tries. But once he got it he used it over and over captain queeg Apr 2020 #9
well, i was proud when i got chechen-ingushistan. + boutras boutras galli. pansypoo53219 Apr 2020 #28
It was the same when he finally nailed "Reciprocal" and "Reciprocity" A HERETIC I AM Apr 2020 #41
He's a sucker for sunk cost fallacy. And so is his base. AtheistCrusader Apr 2020 #52
It's really pitiful. That's why I'm fine with him being on TV 24/7. He can't hide it. Hoyt Apr 2020 #4
Yep, let everyone see that Chauncey Gardener finagled his way into the presidency. TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #34
Thank you for being there Harker Apr 2020 #38
😂 👍 TheBlackAdder Apr 2020 #44
Chauncey is a much better person than spanky. panader0 Apr 2020 #45
the real problem is nocoincidences Apr 2020 #6
"Incredible" and "Unbullievable" IggleDuer Apr 2020 #7
Can we accept that tRUMP is a limited individual, period? It's no use cataloguing his many abqtommy Apr 2020 #8
Stupid; Weak; Loser; Moron; Zero; Fake... EarthFirst Apr 2020 #11
new insult today" "Deface the nation". If he put as much energy into governing as he does Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #15
+1! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2020 #50
"Nasty" and "nice" spooky3 Apr 2020 #12
the way he says "relaxxxxxx" to the women journalists... arrgh! I can barely stand it Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #14
as a molestation survivor, his "nice and easy" Relax and Shussh demtenjeep Apr 2020 #29
... Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #32
He figures if Frankie says it he can say it, too. Different Drummer Apr 2020 #53
he also says "not so good" to journalists about their employer. Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #13
beautiful Skittles Apr 2020 #16
"Beautiful," over and over and over again. (nt) Paladin Apr 2020 #30
Should Have Read Whole Thread ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #40
He's doing that to my vocabulary too. "Piece of shit, motherfucker, moron, idiot, monster, rzemanfl Apr 2020 #17
LOL!!!! pnwest Apr 2020 #20
You shouldn't drink coffee at night.... rzemanfl Apr 2020 #21
it's only 545 here - we're a "it's only 8:59 pm, I can still have one more splash!" household :) pnwest Apr 2020 #23
Should have gleaned that from "west." n/t rzemanfl Apr 2020 #26
:) gristy Apr 2020 #27
Yes, yes, yes. Those words jump to my mind too brush Apr 2020 #31
This is one of the things that endears him to his base es466 Apr 2020 #18
Also, massive. Many of the words that are used often in pornography Walleye Apr 2020 #19
You know, I watched a clip of him on Letterman from the late 80's, pnwest Apr 2020 #22
He has the knowledge of a child. ooky Apr 2020 #24
Dr McWhorter discusses trump's inability to orate; limited language skills. RestoreAmerica2020 Apr 2020 #25
Thanks for that. I've noticed his tiny vocabulary, but never saw it so well analyzed. NNadir Apr 2020 #42
Beautiful. Perfect. niyad Apr 2020 #33
Assface is a "sad crooked crazy nasty tremendous.. " Cha Apr 2020 #35
From the New York Times... Pluvious Apr 2020 #36
Trump stopped learning new words at age 6. Richard58 Apr 2020 #37
You Forgot "Beautiful" ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #39
Covfefe and nobel. Also hamberger. kairos12 Apr 2020 #43
"Disgrace" Danascot Apr 2020 #46
Nancy Pelosi dancing in Chinatown True Blue American Apr 2020 #47
We should play Trump buzz words bingo. n/t Yavin4 Apr 2020 #48
By far, wonderful. Inthehistoryoftheworld. Maru Kitteh Apr 2020 #49
You know how Kids tell lies that are obvious lies to grown ups ? JI7 Apr 2020 #51
Isaiah 11:6 czarjak Apr 2020 #54

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
1. there is something about the way he says "horrible" and "China" that sends my teeth grinding...
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:53 PM
Apr 2020

Most of what he says does, but that and a couple of other words he constantly uses and pronounces in a weird kind of way just drives me crazy.

Demovictory9

(32,449 posts)
10. he says "China" with an almost "j" sound. "Jina". It's annoying cuz he's a monster of a person
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:01 PM
Apr 2020

wouldn't annoy me if a good leader spoke that way.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,365 posts)
41. It was the same when he finally nailed "Reciprocal" and "Reciprocity"
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 01:45 PM
Apr 2020

Remember that? When he finally figured out what the words meant and how to properly pronounce them, he couldn't leave them alone for several days!

The man has the linguistic depth of a fucking mud puddle.

nocoincidences

(2,218 posts)
6. the real problem is
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:56 PM
Apr 2020

the point that decline started from, which was already below average.

He has never been an intellectual person, and now he is demented. And then there is that pesky personality disorder....

And that is the person trying to be a president, and failing....not really a surprise.

IggleDuer

(964 posts)
7. "Incredible" and "Unbullievable"
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:56 PM
Apr 2020

When he makes a statement, Mango Musselini means that it is not to be believed Ir lacks credibility. In other words, he’s admitting he’s lying.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
8. Can we accept that tRUMP is a limited individual, period? It's no use cataloguing his many
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 07:57 PM
Apr 2020

defects. He was not elected, he was ratfucked into his position and the sooner we get rid of him the better. All the reTHUGS and cultists will go down with him too. This is what they've chosen and it
can't come soon enough...

EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)
11. Stupid; Weak; Loser; Moron; Zero; Fake...
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:01 PM
Apr 2020

He uses a lot of negative; insulting words in repetitive fashion as well...

Demovictory9

(32,449 posts)
15. new insult today" "Deface the nation". If he put as much energy into governing as he does
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:05 PM
Apr 2020

creating insults.

Demovictory9

(32,449 posts)
14. the way he says "relaxxxxxx" to the women journalists... arrgh! I can barely stand it
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:03 PM
Apr 2020

that mobster way he says it.

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
29. as a molestation survivor, his "nice and easy" Relax and Shussh
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 09:40 PM
Apr 2020

triggers me right back to that 12 year old little girl

rzemanfl

(29,556 posts)
17. He's doing that to my vocabulary too. "Piece of shit, motherfucker, moron, idiot, monster,
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:10 PM
Apr 2020

pussy grabber, gaslighter, con man, grifter, bullshitter, asshole, then I start to run out.

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
23. it's only 545 here - we're a "it's only 8:59 pm, I can still have one more splash!" household :)
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:45 PM
Apr 2020

we MAKE ourselves cut off at 9....

pnwest

(3,266 posts)
22. You know, I watched a clip of him on Letterman from the late 80's,
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:44 PM
Apr 2020

right when Art of the Deal was published. And even then his concerns were the same - he praised Dave for being a very popular guy, "everybody talks about you". And he used the same words, tremendous, wonderful, fantastic. The same half-sentences, unfinished thoughts.

I used to blame dementia, but this has been this guy's schtick his whole life. I do think there's some dementia there, but only in that he's not as effective with his bullshit and bluster anymore, and can't quite recognize exactly what to say in certain situations. I see him forgetting words sometimes, and mixing up stuff like Nobel for Pulitzer - but the small vocab, the measuring of people's worth based on popularity, pulling bullshit out of his ass with the "everybody's saying".... it was all there in the 80's. He was just younger and a little faster on knowing which line of bullshit will work in the situation at hand.

ooky

(8,922 posts)
24. He has the knowledge of a child.
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:47 PM
Apr 2020

Grade school age knowledge for the most part, because he is too lazy to read. He appears to be locked in at that level of vocabulary as well.

Richard58

(239 posts)
37. Trump stopped learning new words at age 6.
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 01:22 PM
Apr 2020

Never before have I seen an President so inarticulate. He just spews word salads and like you said, he just repeats the same words over and over again. I swear if I hear him say, "tremendous",
""fake" or "amazing" one more time I am going to freak out!

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
39. You Forgot "Beautiful"
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 01:39 PM
Apr 2020

The wall would be beautiful.
The Dow was beautiful.
The low UE numbers were beautiful.
The CV tests (the tests everybody that wanted one could get) were beautiful.
A "beautiful" nasal Saab test! Yep!

True Blue American

(17,984 posts)
47. Nancy Pelosi dancing in Chinatown
Mon Apr 27, 2020, 06:24 PM
Apr 2020

The cupboard was bare. We could have stopped this before.

Sounds like a broken record. Nothing new!

In case you missed it the Supreme Court ruled 8 to one in favor of the ACA. FEDS have to pay.

And there was a shooting at Duck Dynasty Estate. Maybe the shooter spotted a duck!

JI7

(89,247 posts)
51. You know how Kids tell lies that are obvious lies to grown ups ?
Tue Apr 28, 2020, 03:57 AM
Apr 2020

And I mean very young children around age 7 and under. They do something like eat some chocolate and their face covered in chocolate but they deny to have done it. They make a mess like paint on the carpet , walls etc and they have paint on themselves but they still try to make up something and deny it.

Trump seems to have this sort of level of thinking. The kids of course do it because they are too young to to have those thinking skills where you would know nobody would believe something so obviously a lie.

But Trump fired James Comey thinking it would help him get Democratic Support and end the investigation into Russia. He thought because Democrats were angry at Comey over the comments on Clinton before the election they would be happy.

A few other things is how he offered NASA anything they wanted if they could get to Mars . The same with a cure for Covid 19 . And how he wanted to keep the numbers low by not allowing the passengers from the cruise ship in . He was too stupid to see that wasn't going to keep numbers down when there were many more other ways of it coming in or already had come in.

It's fucking gross that hideous perverted dumbfuck is supposed to be President.

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