With the US Presidency safely in his hands earlier today, Barack Obama delivered a victory speech that was crammed full of the kinds of rhetorical devices that we linguists find fascinating (very nice of him too, considering we're just starting rhetoric in our AS English Language classes!).Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Obamania!
With the US Presidency safely in his hands earlier today, Barack Obama delivered a victory speech that was crammed full of the kinds of rhetorical devices that we linguists find fascinating (very nice of him too, considering we're just starting rhetoric in our AS English Language classes!).
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I found this great website with loads of 'Bushisms'! Including ones like, "Our Enemies Are Innovative And Resourceful - And So Are We. They Never Stop Thinking About New Ways To Harm Our Country And Our People - And Neither Do We.", "I Know How Hard It Is For You To Put Food On Your Family." and "We Are Ready For Any Unforeseen Event That May Not Occur"
Thanks for these Kat. Gotta love good ol' Dubya. One of my own favourite Bushisms is the fantastic "The trouble with the French is that they have no word for ENTREPRENEUR". That and the classic "They misunderestimated me"... er, yes, I think you're right Georgie.
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