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@RepYassAnsari How could he have done that if him [sic] and his wife were so uncomfortable?

Him was uncomfortable?

He was uncomfortable.
His wife was uncomfortable.
He and is wife were uncomfortable.

Do English teachers even care about #SubjectPronoun and #ObjectPronoun any more?

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@FBIDirectorKash GOD I NEED A DRINK1

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@TheJusticeDept @FBIDirectorKash @IngrahamAngle don'T sew me brow1

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@RapidResponse47 @PressSec What exactly is Iran's Navy 'laying' at the bottom of the sea?
Are they laying eggs? Are they laying cables? Are they laying mines?

I almost think you may have meant to say that "Iran's Navy is lying at the bottom of the sea".

There is more than one kind of lying.

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@nielslesniewski @FrankPallone Always amusing when I'm going through by vomit feed and I see a journalist I used to respect talking, nay typing, like a teenage girl.

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@USDOT @POTUS @SecDuffy @Reagan_Airport As someone who’s admittedly, single-handedly, keeping the Post-it brand alive, paper flight strips won’t go blank if you lose power or have a software glitch.

(You do have to watch out for coffee and water spills, or a stiff breeze through a doorway. Just keeping it 💯.)

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@jessicadean @CNN just said “do do”.
#CnnNewsroom

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@cspanwj @USRepMikeFlood hyper-bowl? 🤦🏻‍♂️

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.@dbauder “Ethical questions were raised about both he and Lewis' actions.”
Questions about he actions? Really?
Questions about his actions.
Questions about Lewis’ actions.
Questions about Lewis’ and his actions.

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@cspanwj Lucy Caldwell: “I have a little bit of a unique position.”

Unique is “one of a kind”. You can’t be “a little unique” or “very unique”. You’re either unique or you’re not.

It’s kind of like being “a little bit pregnant” or “very pregnant”. You’re either pregnant or you’re not.

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@cspanwj Chet Love:

“This is simply Donald Trump making America much more safer [sic].”

It should be “more safe” or “much safer”.
Pick a side. We’re gearing up for World War III.

MAGA doesn’t approve of “DEI”, but maybe there’s another term for what they will accept.🤔

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@cspanwj @pjhuffstutter .@TammyThueringer : “Her [sic] has had a busy week”?

She has had a busy week.
Her colleagues have had a busy week.
She and her colleagues have had a busy week.

#SubjectPronoun #ObjectPronoun

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@cspanwj @LexiOHudson “She was someone who taught my brothers and I [sic].”

She taught I?

She taught my brothers.
She taught me.

She was someone who taught my brothers and me.

#SubjectPronoun #ObjectPronoun

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@SkylarWoodhouse @Bloomberg “You know, you know, you know.”

If I already know, why are you on my TV?

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@business In America, word has traditionally more intelligible than in the internet or Bloomberg. But its grammar are being severely tested by lazy Americans.

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@cspan @PressSec Karoline Leavitt: “That was a private conversation between he (sic) and President Zelenskyy.”

He #SubjectPronoun and Zelenskyy had a private conversation.

That was a private conversation between him #ObjectProunoun and Zelenskyy.

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@cspan @SecDef I don’t think people understand the meaning of the phrase “full stop”. They say it, but then they keep talking. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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@washingtonweek @EugeneDaniels2 He said “Doo Doo”.

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.@SenMullin: “What was we ranked nationally in reading and math in 1979.”

@EDSecMcMahon: “I’m sorry, what?”

Markwayne Mullin: “It’s not working.”

An elected Senator from Oklahoma, in a Senate Education Appropriations hearing. Oklahoma wants more ignorant citizens.

@cspan

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@cspan @EDSecMcMahon .@SenMullin: “What was we ranked nationally in reading and math in 1979.”
@EDSecMcMahon: “I’m sorry, what?”
Markwayne Mullin: “It’s not working.”

Clearly, not.

And McMahon thinks cutting the US Department of Education and giving states local control will help education in OK?