Pres. Obama: That “boy” with no name who “tries” hard
1. That “boy"
2. Who “tries hard…"
The first time I learned how to really read and write English was when in my high school Spanish Class learning how to conjugate verbs. I learn a lot! It was a further milestone in my ability to comprehend English when the teacher in our “Test and Measurements” class told us “would be teachers” to be cautious of the word “Not” when taking a test.
She suggested you have to spend too much time de-constructing the sentence and you should perhaps skip the question altogether and come back to answer it later if you have time. She also cautioned us using the word “Not” in constructing test we compose for our students.
And so it was with Ed Henry, a White House correspondent, who was one evening constantly saying what Pres. Obama was trying to say at a news conference. I have noticed it ever more with various correspondents saying, “Obama was trying to tell the audience..” this or that. It seems what the President was trying to say has caught on big time! If correspondents report what the President actually said, it would be in the vain of, “Obama was outraged..” or “Obama slammed…” or “Obama Warns Iran: "Come Clean" On Nukes
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
As always,
BB
P.S. I love the “Read more at:” tag Huffington Post is using. Saves a lot of time and makes this poster feel better using quotes from the site. Kudos!
Is 'this guy' instead of 'that boy' the new racism?
by truthseeking missile
Excerpt:
Have you noticed that ever since President Obama announced his candidacy, some folks don't ever never call him by his name and never refer to him as President Obama? Their favorite expression in reference to the president is 'this guy.' I have heard this expression ad nauseum whenever liberal as well as conservative commentators, like Chris Matthews and Bill O'Reilly, discuss the president, as if he so strange and different that he cannot be called by his name.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/9/25/786446/-Is-this-guy-instead-of-that-boy-the-new-racism
2. Who “tries hard…"
The first time I learned how to really read and write English was when in my high school Spanish Class learning how to conjugate verbs. I learn a lot! It was a further milestone in my ability to comprehend English when the teacher in our “Test and Measurements” class told us “would be teachers” to be cautious of the word “Not” when taking a test.
She suggested you have to spend too much time de-constructing the sentence and you should perhaps skip the question altogether and come back to answer it later if you have time. She also cautioned us using the word “Not” in constructing test we compose for our students.
And so it was with Ed Henry, a White House correspondent, who was one evening constantly saying what Pres. Obama was trying to say at a news conference. I have noticed it ever more with various correspondents saying, “Obama was trying to tell the audience..” this or that. It seems what the President was trying to say has caught on big time! If correspondents report what the President actually said, it would be in the vain of, “Obama was outraged..” or “Obama slammed…” or “Obama Warns Iran: "Come Clean" On Nukes
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
As always,
BB
P.S. I love the “Read more at:” tag Huffington Post is using. Saves a lot of time and makes this poster feel better using quotes from the site. Kudos!
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