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[stevemcgarrett]

Yes, you too can put W's "mis-spokes" to good use while teaching grammar to your college students.

Here's a recent example:

"I'll be ready to outline a strategy that will help the Iraqis achieve the objective of a country that can govern, sustain and defend itself sometime next week," the president said.

This one brings home the confusion caused by misplaced modifiers quite nicely, don't you think?

What are yer picks, y'all?

[spliff]

Looks good to me...got something against "W", do ya? It's stupid to bring YOUR politics into the classroom! Your a English FACILLITOTER/english teacher, not poly sci...

[RACETRAITOR]

The other day I was asked whether "Internet" or "Internets" is right.

[kotakji]

Theres actually a textbook out for Koreans learning English that does that, you can find it at any of the major bookstores. Each chapter takes a speech from Bush and then analyzes it to teach grammar.

[Bibbitybop]

[stevemcgarrett]

If one is elected to the highest office in the land, his public statements are legitimate fodder, especially when he can't even recite his speech writers' correctly.

Actually, I'm not to the Left on the political spectrum, so my proposal has no ulterior political motive at all.

I am embarrassed when I listen to "W," a Yale graduate (although only because of his legacy) talk like a high school dropout.

But I'm sure he's a-fixin' to get him a clean start.

[ajuma]

Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?

My favorite!!

"Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling."

Second favorite!!

Both is good for study grammar!

[Qinella]

I did a little lesson on Bushisms with my middle schoolers last year. They really got a kick out of it. With the way Koreans hate Bush, too, it really gets them interested.

[Unreal]

I just did a lesson with my high school students la few weeks ago on bushisms. Some students were so interested that they asked me to stay after the bell had rang to talk about them more.

My personal favorite:

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
� George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

[RACETRAITOR]

I think it's important for Koreans to realise that English speakers do not speak at 100% proficiency. Bush is a great way to do it. Another one worth bringing up is "nucular."

I used this site recently to show that Koreans are better at spelling the words "restaurant" and "definitely." Every single Korean I asked spelled both words right, and was blown away that so many of you have trouble with it.

[Qinella]

[stevemcgarrett]

Unreal:

That's priceless.

Bush does have a knack for misplacing modifiers, probably because he never strung together so many phrases and clauses before becoming a national leader. His cowboy talk is actually central to West Texan twang rather than true Western cowboy lingo.

[ajuma]

[SPINOZA]

"It's time for the human race to enter the Solar System"

This one was from when he was TX Gov I suspect, but it's priceless...for factual spuriousness, rather than shyte English.

I did Bushisms with adults and - yes - it's an excellent basis for a discussion class. The guy's said more daft things than any person alive, it's almost to be admired because unwitting humour is possibly the best IMO.

[Samantha]