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8. Plus the bonus:

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 2, 2013, 01:45 PM

Apr 2013

In an interview with Brian Williams, Bush Lite, while holding the office of POTUS, told Brian Williams what he was reading one summer--an "ecolectic" assortment of books. And it wasn't an inadvertent slip--he repeated it: ecolectic!

I'm pretty sure that any literate Republican watching the broadcast went apoplectic, but I guess that doesn't count, what with "apoplectic" being a real word and all...............

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Shamed by you English? [View all] Major Nikon Apr 2013 OP

No, my English by shamed. Aristus Apr 2013 #1

I am reading this while sitting in Escondido lol. grantcart Apr 2013 #2

Attain fluency in Republicanese! DFW Apr 2013 #3

And don't forget... pipi_k Apr 2013 #5

Plus the bonus: DFW Apr 2013 #8

English as she is spoke. Ron Obvious Apr 2013 #4

Some years ago pipi_k Apr 2013 #6

Shamed by you English? Don't worry, you will be after you finish my course! pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #7