Q: Isn't it possible that some people are just tolerating others?
GNHBA: Sure, maybe some people are tolerating others. But one usually "tolerates" 9 a.m. classes or bad restaurant service. I think it's a safe bet that the majority of the people who use this word are doing more than just tolerating whatever the "issue" is. (There's another stupid word.)
Q: What other language problems have you noticed?
GNHBA: That Yale guy, George W., seems to be pretty fond of the passive voice. That's how you can tell he's the Republican front-runner for the presidential nomination.
Yesterday the Washington Post quoted him as saying, "When you're the front-runner, you get fun poked at you."
Gee, George, who do you think would be mean enough to do that? The American people, maybe? Don't want to say that to the press, huh?
The Post also reported: "Bush has emphasized that his presidency would be a categorical rejection of isolationists in both parties."
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