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Latest Bushism: "Gladened"

Posted on 03/19/2002 7:43:32 AM PST by Texaggie79

Today, whilst speaking to women business leaders, President Bush revealed the latest Bushism. He said that he was "gladened" by the progress we are making.

I expect to see this included in the word of the day threads.


TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Humor
KEYWORDS: bushisms
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To: Texaggie79
you might want to have this thread deleted by the moderator, tex! ;)
21 posted on 03/19/2002 4:52:56 PM PST by christine
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To: Cyber Liberty
lol, cyber!
22 posted on 03/19/2002 4:54:08 PM PST by christine
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To: christine11;Texaggie79
you might want to have this thread deleted by the moderator, tex! ;)

If they ever let him out of his room again. I hope this wasn't the thread that broke the camels back.

a. cricket

23 posted on 03/19/2002 5:13:43 PM PST by another cricket
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To: another cricket
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/648911/posts

He'll be back tomorrow

24 posted on 03/19/2002 5:20:21 PM PST by Hank Hill
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To: Hank Hill
perhaps with another flagrant misuse of propane and propane products?
25 posted on 03/19/2002 5:40:43 PM PST by RangeRatt
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To: Texaggie79
My heart was gladdened when Bush was elected President.
26 posted on 03/19/2002 6:30:40 PM PST by Savage Beast
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To: Savage Beast
"My heart was gladdened when Bush was elected President."

a gladdened bump. . .

. . .and one more; such good company GW keeps. . .

Robert Louis Stevenson: 'He hears with gladdened heart the thunder Peal, and loves the falling dew; He knows the earth ... '

27 posted on 03/19/2002 6:49:10 PM PST by cricket
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To: Texaggie79
Maybe his speach writer types like me?
28 posted on 03/19/2002 6:53:15 PM PST by farmfriend
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To: RangeRatt
did you say flatulent? My eyes aren't too good.......
29 posted on 03/19/2002 8:34:51 PM PST by Hank Hill
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To: Texaggie79
This is not the first "Bushism" to be found in a common dictionary. I recall "inebriating" and "Grecian" as well being touted as "Bushisms" by some liberal rag shortly before his election.

As for things like "nu-cyoo-lar", such variations in pronunciation are a common aspect of most dialects [to those who would suggest that he should know that "nuclear" is derived from "nucleus", I would respond, "nu-cyoo-lus"?]

Actually, "nucleo/nucleu" step is nearly unique (if not totally so) in having a "cl" double-consonant following a long "oo" vowel. Such a double consonant can be very difficult to say, and can easily pick up an extra syllable (e.g. as "jewelry" is often pronounced "jool-er-y").

Adapatations of language to pronouncibility are hardly a recent phenomenon. Certain consonantal changes have occurred in different languages over hundreds of years following their spinoff of Indo-European. Consider the consonant pairs (p,f) and (c,g) and examine some common words in different languages: (pices,poisson,fish) or (cat,gato), etc. While the usages are standardized today in the different languages, there clearly were shifts in pronunciation over time.

To be sure, one should try to avoid sounding like a moron when speaking. But many of the interesting aspects of Bush's speech patterns are part of a common shift in pursuit of pronouncibility.

[BTW, I believe formalism is generally much more important in writing than speech; I accept and use many colloquialisms in speech I wouldn't dream of writing except as part of a dialogue.]

30 posted on 03/19/2002 9:36:35 PM PST by supercat
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To: Texaggie79
He's gladened? That's FABULOUS!
31 posted on 03/20/2002 5:28:25 AM PST by Constitution Day
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