Trump's repetitious diction drives me up a wall. Not just the repeated words,

[tblue37]

but the repetition of whole phrases and sentences--and the nonstop use of "very."

He also latches on to a hyperbolic rhetorical pattern and then applies it to every situation.

For a while everything was "the greatest . . . in the history of. . . ."

Now it is "the likes of which the world has never seen."

[More_Cowbell]

1. And yet...

That sycophant Stephen Miller thinks he's a great orator!

http://www.newsweek.com/trump-most-gifted-politician-our-time-says-stephen-miller-648424

[dalton99a]

2. A despicable piece of shit the likes of which the world has never seen

[tblue37]

4. One of the most "despicable piece(s) of sh**" in the history of the world! nt

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

5. Bigly!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. He has a very limited vocabulary, so he latches onto a few favorite words

and phrases and uses them all the time. It's not just irritating; it's depressing - because it shows that the person who is supposed to be the head of our government is intellectually shallow and uses his small collection of words only to glorify himself.

[bagelsforbreakfast]

6. +1000

[tblue37]

7. I believe he has early stage Alzheimer's, and that the degeneration of his ability to use

language is a symptom of progressing dementia.

If you watch videos of him from the past, you can see that although he was never a particularly smart man, he was once able to string words together in a way that made more sense.

He is the same age that his father was when his Alzheimer's became evident.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

8. More depressing is the fact that so many people are impressed with his babble.

He speaks how stupid people think smart people speak.

[3catwoman3]

9. It is both stultifyingly boring...

...and maddening to listen to his mindless drivel.

[DesertRat]

10. I think that can be a sign of dementia

If you ever hear tapes of him from years past, like when he was on Howard Stern's show, you realize this is a relatively new pattern of speaking.

[dalton99a]

11. Nature is too damn slow

[tblue37]

14. We posted this same point just 2 minutes apart. (See my post #7 above.). nt

[Kleveland]

12. Glad to see someone else is annoyed by this!

It is a childish and ignorant vocabulary.

Someone is likely compiling a list of this repetitive and meaningless verbiage.

On my list:

"I can tell you this" or "That I can tell you"

"Beautiful.....(cake, healthcare bill, you name it)"

And I really enjoy the media bashing his insane actions, but in all honesty, I hate it when they all say "Look".

Be it that hideous woman in press briefings, or any of a number of guests on these shows.

If you made a drinking game out of it, you would be unconscious by the end of just about any news show.

I am not a child, dammit. I am watching you on the fucking show, you don't have to scold me into "looking". WTF?

I have many peeves about the continuing destruction of English grammar on TV in general.

I should stop now!

[tblue37]

13. Trump thinks nonsense like that brainless, rambling press opportunity at the golf club today

is his work, and thus believes it proves he is not really just on vacation.

[procon]

15. He has such a limited vocabulary its no wonder a talks like a child.

He's not much of a thinker in any event, but this constant repetition of the same small words and simple phrases tells me he can't think on his feet. Despite his claims of a prestigious education and advanced degree, Trump is an intellectual midget who has learned to compensate by relying on a limited number of stock words to cover up his ignorance.

[KT2000]

16. tremendous

is another one - so many people are saying it now - it's sickening.
"love for me" may be the latest.