https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics "Politics and the English Language" en-us 2016-07-03 16:09:29 UTC 2026-01-02 08:59:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png mspathan https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909142 2016-07-04 16:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909142 mspathan https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909146 2016-07-04 16:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909146 mspathan https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909164 2016-07-04 16:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909164 mspathan https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909168 2016-07-04 16:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115909168 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910398 Writers use metaphors that they do not understand and twist the meaning to fit the phrase. Most metaphors have lost their meanings because of the wrongful use of them.]]> 2016-07-04 17:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910398 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910430 reverted to an ordinary word which can be used without a loss of meaning]]> 2016-07-04 17:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910430 710300 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910457 - choice of words attempting to impress by affecting greater importance
- used to "dress-up" a simple statement and give it an air scientific impartiality 
- wrong use of words to make a biased statement seem impartial]]> 2016-07-04 17:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910457 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910523 Adding extra syllables in a sentence instead of choosing appropriate verbs/nouns]]> 2016-07-04 17:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910523 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910540 Newlly made metaphors help visualize ]]> 2016-07-04 17:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910540 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910545 Newly developed metaphors help further express your ideas ]]> 2016-07-04 17:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910545 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910626 - use the active voice over the passive whenever possible ]]> 2016-07-04 17:07:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910626 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910684 politicians use words in a general sense to persuade/manipulate their audience]]> 2016-07-04 17:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910684 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910720 -certain words have been so overused, resulting in their meaning to be lost
-distracts from the initial message/issue being discussed]]> 2016-07-04 17:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910720 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910730 Single word becomes a phrase: 

Touch --> make contact with]]> 2016-07-04 17:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910730 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910741 Metaphors now have been altered by people from their original meanings]]> 2016-07-04 17:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910741 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910755 -equality
-democracy
-science]]> 2016-07-04 17:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910755 710300 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910807 epoch-making, epic, historic, unforgettable, triumphant, age-old, inevitable, inexorable, veritable]]> 2016-07-04 17:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910807 710300 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910845 phenomenon, element, objective, categorical, basic, primary, promote, constitute, exhibit, exploit, utilize, eliminate, liquidate]]> 2016-07-04 17:12:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910845 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910858 Refrain from the "-ize" and "de-" formations as it restricts possible verbs ]]> 2016-07-04 17:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910858 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910869 Example:
"The hammer and the anvil" used with the implication that the anvil gets the worst of it. But in reality it is the hammer that will always break first]]> 2016-07-04 17:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910869 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910897 Over complication of text due to writer's laziness ]]> 2016-07-04 17:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115910897 https://padlet.com/mspathan/politics/wish/115925840 -Meaningless words are used so that they can be interpreted in more than one way

-The writer is not responsible for how the words are perceived by the reader 

-Because the word no longer has a strict meaning politicians can now use these words to deceive the public by attaching negative or positive connotation to words

ex. Conservatives attacking Obama by calling him a "Socialist", equating "democracy"  to freedom and justice when really its just a type of government, 

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