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To: Kaslin

Is it bad form to criticize grammar? OK, so what! This is a pet peeve of mine.

The Democratic Party's worse nightmare happened when Donald Trump reached out to black Americans

It's the Democrat Party's worst not worse nightmare.

Worse is used to compare two alternatives. A is worse than B. Worst is the least desirable of all alternatives. C is the worst.

Why can't a publication like American Thinker not get this right?!

20 posted on 09/19/2016 10:57:47 AM PDT by CapitalistCrusader

To: CapitalistCrusader

Worse than that is when writers confuse then and than.

Sorry, had to go there too.

21 posted on 09/19/2016 11:02:35 AM PDT by CapitalistCrusader

To: CapitalistCrusader

“Why can’t a publication like American Thinker not get this right?!”

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Those darn double negatives are tricky, too. ;)

22 posted on 09/19/2016 11:02:45 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)

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