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Denzil_DC

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13. To play devil's advocate,

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2018, 08:54 AM

Dec 2018

other than illiteracy or translation, it could have been that whoever posted it was given rough notes they were supposed to fill out into full sentences, and instead just posted what they were given.

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Can we talk about why DHS issued a press release that was badly translated from Russian? [View all] Recursion Dec 2018 OP

Discussion already in progress at link. Be best, comrade! Hekate Dec 2018 #1

FACT: Prior to President Trump taking office, we have never built wall that high. dawg day Dec 2018 #2

Hell, the Berlin Wall was only 12' tall Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #3

Soviet snipers stopped escapees. It was grim and evil and I REALLY hate for the US ... Hekate Dec 2018 #8

The snipers came later. Haggis for Breakfast Dec 2018 #9

And for the US, we've had partial walls/fences for years. Kidnapping & caging children is recent. Hekate Dec 2018 #10

Who is writing this? Bavorskoami Dec 2018 #4

It would be Alexandr Yuriyevich Recursion Dec 2018 #5

Nyet! You no need to talk. Wall to get moose and squirrel lunasun Dec 2018 #6

Or China Me. Dec 2018 #7

WTF? This is obviously Russian propaganda. What the hell it is doing on a government website? Kablooie Dec 2018 #11

Glorious Wall is 914.4 centimeters high ThoughtCriminal Dec 2018 #12

To play devil's advocate, Denzil_DC Dec 2018 #13

It's Trumpian; whether or not that's also Russian, I don't know muriel_volestrangler Dec 2018 #14

Chinese also doesn't use articles. MineralMan Dec 2018 #15