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5. I hate the idea of paying for

Thu Feb 28, 2019, 04:55 PM

Feb 2019

the deterioration of the English language.

“Be best”? Seriously?

You can say, “Be better” or “Be the best.” But “Be best” is not English.

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Taxpayers will pick up the tab for Melanie's "Be Best" tour in OK, WA & NV next week. [View all] Miles Archer Feb 2019 OP

Another sparkling representative of the Dump family thegoose Feb 2019 #1

Be Gone HopeAgain Feb 2019 #3

I hate the idea of paying for athena Feb 2019 #5

Or, "be YOUR best." fierywoman Feb 2019 #11

I know! That tagline just grates on my nerves to no end. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #14

+1000, thanks. Mc Mike Mar 2019 #17

My wife and I say it to each other all the time bif Mar 2019 #18

Oh, shit, she's coming here (WA)... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #6

Maybe you could protest with a sign saying, athena Feb 2019 #7

OMG! LOVE IT !!! fierywoman Feb 2019 #9

"A Tech Company near Seattle"? maxsolomon Feb 2019 #12

Could also be Amazon... Wounded Bear Feb 2019 #13

lol She wants so badly to be relevant. Solly Mack Feb 2019 #8

... or respectable. fierywoman Feb 2019 #10

Hah! That ship has sailed. smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #15

Putin's Best Handler avoids states with worst opioid crisis Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2019 #16

on point.... JuJuYoshida Mar 2019 #20

I don't think it's Microsoft jmowreader Mar 2019 #21