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Cheryl Lynn Eaton@cheryllynneaton.bsky.social |
Who is THEY?! I cannot stand this man! You can't just stick a "they say" or "they thought" in front of every crackpot idea or lie you can think of. They say I'm marrying Andre 3000 next month! They say I'm the next writer on BATMAN! I mean, should we all just start doing this?
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton
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Also, apologies for misreading! Trump uses "they say" for two purposes--to dismiss accurate scientific or historical information or to cement a lie in the public consciousness. I was mad about the second here, but he was going for the first. Both are pet peeves.
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Peter Lynn
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I’m pretty sure that in this case, “they” means “historians, contemporary accounts, the general public, his own writings” etc.
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Van Lingle Mungo
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Many people say he’s clinically insane and should undergo several months of daily electroconvulsive therapy. It’s not like he could end up any worse!
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Saeed Jones
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His “people are saying—“ sentence construction wears me OUT. Like, bruhhhhh. And it works!
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