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To: Rusty0604
I hate the media's altering headlines. Trump actually said “Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam. I don't like it. I want the dollar to be the currency of the world.” "It just SEEMS LIKE a scam" does not declaratively state, as if Trump could be completely sure, that Bitcoin IS a scam." He does not know and wants some wiggle room in case Bitcoin turns out ok.

In this example, the ellipsis after the word "scam" acknowledges that they left our some words. Well, they did in that spot, but also earlier. I repeat "It just seems like a scam" is not the same as "It's a scam." I see now that the writer could not just insert an ellipsis because President (no "former" needed) Trump did not even use the word IS.

6,514 posted on 06/07/2021 12:04:46 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: exit82
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6,516 posted on 06/07/2021 12:11:37 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are unfit to govern--they hate America, the Constitution and those they don't agree with.)
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To: Freee-dame

Thanks.


6,534 posted on 06/07/2021 1:53:55 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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