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DFW

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34. They even have their own language
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 10:32 AM
Nov 2022

EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL DICTIONARY OF REPUBLICANESE

In Republicanese, many words that sound alike may be spelled differently at random. A few prominent examples:

In Republicanese, the following words may be spelled at random using any of the three ways given:

A.) Two, Too, To
B.) Their, They're, There
c.) Your, Yore, You're

The Republicanese version of Robin Hood therefore starts with "In days of you're...."

The only rule is that the correct use of them as in English is never permitted twice in a row.

Words with single letters that change meaning when that letter is doubled must never be used in correct English context. The classic example is “lose” vs. “loose.” In Republicanese, if you do not win an election, then you “loose” that election. Conversely, if your (Republicanese: you’re) belt is too tight, you need it more “lose” in order to be comfortable. Another example would be the Republicanese, “I met Donald Trump, and he was rudder than I imagined,” vs. “I grabbed the ruder and was able to steer the boat to shore.”

In English, the contraction for "it is" is written "it's." To show possession referring to something previously mentioned, one writes "its." In Republicanese, it is the other way around.
Example:
English: “It's impractical for a building to have its solar panels in the basement.”
Republicanese: “Its impractical for a building to have it's solar panels in the basement.”

In Republicanese, an apostrophe is used to form a plural, whereas this is never correct in English. But it must be done at random, never systematically. For example, Bill and Hillary are "the Clinton's," but Bill, Chelsea and Hillary are "the Clintons." The other way around is also correct. In Republicanese, either form is correct as long as it is not spelled the same way twice in a row.
Example:
In English, one writes "The Clintons like dogs."
In Republicanese, this can be written as "The Clinton's like dogs," or "The Clintons like dog's" or "The Clinton's like dog's." The only version that would be incorrect in Republicanese would be to use no apostrophe at all. Only English is written that way.

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Is Republicanism a mental illness? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 OP
Fascism is a mental illness and the Repuke party is infested with it. roamer65 Nov 2022 #1
Is being an asshole a mental illness? RockRaven Nov 2022 #2
Yes...... Lovie777 Nov 2022 #3
GOP...the party of sociopaths pecosbob Nov 2022 #4
I really think people should stop bandying around the term "mental illness." BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #5
One would certainly think so. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #7
I agree I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #9
It's really kind of sad to see here as much as I have lately. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #10
Yeah I get it. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #11
Not all things that are bad are the result of being mentally ill Trenzalore Nov 2022 #6
I stand corrected. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #12
MAGA - yes. Moderate Republicans - no. patricia92243 Nov 2022 #8
Magats are sociopaths and I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #13
No, it's genetic, that's why it exists all over the world, in every race and culture throughout time Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #14
Good point. So, there should be a way to determine the genetic markers that OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #15
I have always thought mental health are doing it backwards. Jamastiene Nov 2022 #16
Thanks for making a better post than I did. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #17
I really like this post. hunter Nov 2022 #18
Another possibility is drug induced anger and irratibility Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #19
Sadly, these people treat Republicanism like a tribal identity Bucky Nov 2022 #20
:a coven of nihilism. Power for power's sake. ; OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #22
Why do you think the Party is shrinking? former9thward Nov 2022 #21
Do you think it's growing? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #23
The numbers don't indicate any shrinkage. former9thward Nov 2022 #25
None of those results indicate the growth, shrinkage, or size. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #29
When you increase House seats that is growth. former9thward Nov 2022 #30
The OP is about Republicanism, not the results of an election Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #35
The poster in the OP said the party was "shrinking". former9thward Nov 2022 #36
You shifted to "party success" Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #37
More of a personality disorder. Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #24
Well, in my wife's family aka-chmeee Nov 2022 #26
Chicken and the Egg metaphor, which came first? no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #27
I think right-wing authoritarianism best explains it. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2022 #28
NTSA whistler162 Nov 2022 #31
No. Irrationalism, hatred and bigotry are not mental illnesses. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #32
"can't relate to people who don't think like themselves" Sympthsical Nov 2022 #33
They even have their own language DFW Nov 2022 #34
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