Donald Trump himself has an idiosyncratic speaking style that relies on simple words and phrases, which worked for him in the primaries but may be coming up short for him now.
Hillary Clinton has been portrayed as robotic, someone who is trying to approximate real human emotion. - Ben Zimmer
Hillary Clinton has been portrayed as robotic, someone who is trying to approximate real human emotion.
- Ben Zimmer
Donald Trump himself has an idiosyncratic speaking style that relies on simple words and phrases, which worked for him in the primaries but may be co… - Ben Zimmer
Donald Trump himself has an idiosyncratic speaking style that relies on simple words and phrases, which worked for him in the primaries but may be co…
Even though a definite article is supposed to bring something into focus, Donald Trump uses it in a very general way. It's seen by many observers as … - Ben Zimmer
Even though a definite article is supposed to bring something into focus, Donald Trump uses it in a very general way. It's seen by many observers as …
Sometimes people are primed to hear in a certain way. When a word like braggadocious suddenly appears, it's like, 'What, is he just making that up?' - Ben Zimmer
Sometimes people are primed to hear in a certain way. When a word like braggadocious suddenly appears, it's like, 'What, is he just making that up?'
Donald Trump speaks extemporaneously, often through stream of consciousness, where it doesn't seem to follow a trajectory. - Ben Zimmer
Donald Trump speaks extemporaneously, often through stream of consciousness, where it doesn't seem to follow a trajectory.
Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a pejorative wa… - Ben Zimmer
Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a pejorative wa…
When words come out of politician's mouth that are linguistically incorrect, people see it reflecting their intelligence. Sarah Palin was called out … - Ben Zimmer
When words come out of politician's mouth that are linguistically incorrect, people see it reflecting their intelligence. Sarah Palin was called out …
Even if you close your eyes, you'll still hear Donald Trump sniffing. Linguists might call [these visuals] paralinguistics, every form of information… - Ben Zimmer
Even if you close your eyes, you'll still hear Donald Trump sniffing. Linguists might call [these visuals] paralinguistics, every form of information…
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