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Botany

(70,501 posts) Thu Jan 9, 2020, 08:42 PM Jan 2020

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News Flash Mike Pence is an idiot too. He doesn't know the difference between eminent and imminent [View all]

On MSNBC about 20 minutes ago.

Very rough quote, "Soleimani was ready for eminent attack."

eminent adjective

(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
"one of the world's most eminent statisticians"

Imminent about to happen.
"they were in imminent danger of being swept away"

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News Flash Mike Pence is an idiot too. He doesn't know the difference between eminent and imminent [View all] Botany Jan 2020 OP

Eminent threat? Turbineguy Jan 2020 #1

That Pence is an idiot is not news BuffaloJackalope Jan 2020 #2

I noticed that today and was a little surprised. nt Grasswire2 Jan 2020 #3

Maybe it was a very prestigious attack being planned? Caliman73 Jan 2020 #4

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