Discussion: Bernie Sanders' Suit Stole The Show At The Democratic Debate

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Actually, it was the blue dress.

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I might actually be willing to bet serious money, this is probably one of the first time’s a male candidate’s clothing was the subject of questions. Typical for a woman, not so much for a man.

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You are a cretin, suh.

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Depending on how he turned … I could of sworn …

I saw a halo …

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It was Clinton Chameleon.

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Could have sworn.

Jesus, that common grammatical mistake is so annoying. I see it everywhere, even in newspapers and magazines.

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Looks like a brownish charcoal on my laptop. But what’s that round not-a-flag pin?

Hammer and sickle I bet.

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I liked what he did with his hair.

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No, it was an Armani.

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Idioms don’t need to respect grammatical forms. Linguistic much?

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Sheesh…

Yeah… He used a comb and brush instead of a table fan…

Now about that suit. I’m just elated that Bernie had a new suit. I think Ralph Nader called and told Bernie he needed his ratty old suit coat back.

Now the pressing question…

Boxers or briefs?

~OGD~

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Can we finally talk about the president’s tan suit. Again.

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Something tells me I wouldn’t have laughed as much by watching the debate as I am reading your post.

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Idioms? Using wildly improper language is now an idiom? An idiom is a phrase or an expression that has a figurative, or sometimes literal, meaning. Idioms do not include ridiculously improper grammatical substitutions simply because they have similar sounds to the uneducated ear. Your suggestion is comparable to calling a “statute of limitations” a “statue of limitations,” or that “for all intents and purposes” is the same as “for all intensive purposes,” or not knowing the difference between “regardless” and “irregardless.”

These mistakes are not the least bit idiomatic. They are merely ignorant.

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Weird topic.

I don’t see how anyone could think it looks anything but brown. But maybe what I consider brown is actually blue to Mike Casca.

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You mean ‘combing?’

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Regardless of the color, at least it wasn’t empty.

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It’s not an idiom. ‘Could of sworn’ is basically people mishearing the rapid-speech contraction: ‘Could’ve sworn’. Just like people hear ‘for all intensive purposes’ when what’s actually being said is ‘for all intents and purposes’.

Errors are not idioms.

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Don’t know if you’ve ever noticed but yours truly is something of a pedant when it comes to improper language, and there is much written by reporters and TPMers that makes me nuts. Glad to know someone else cares about language and what is acceptable and what is not. Even if this a free-wheeling forum, stuff we write matters.

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