I am now including a quote (which will change each time you reload the page) by temporary leader of the USA, George W. Bush, former cheerleader and brander for the "ΔΚΕ" fraternity. I do so in order to give you access to a mind that cannot use English at reasonably proficient "native speaker" levels (he grew up in Texas, a place stereotyped as one of many areas of the USA where standard English is not always heard) and you can practice analysis of bad English so that you can become better at self-editing. The quotes are found in the left-hand column of this blog.
I don't have an opinion about how intelligent he actually is (I'm lying), but at any rate his poor speaking skills give him the appearance of a dolt.
This is most unfortunate, as the President is, to a large extent, the "packaging" of a country for the time he's in office, and he is doing little to improve the nation's prestige, at least as far as his public speaking record goes.
Anyhow, I hope these quotes will both amuse and instruct you! For bonus points any time, just respond to this message or send me email that includes the quote and your interpretation of what's wrong with it--what he meant to say, and what his actual quote means (not all quotes will be quite suitable for this treatment; he just spouts utter nonsense sometimes).
Chris
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