Trump tweet backfires

[Rogue Valley]

Trump deleted this tweet about 2 hours after it was posted, so here it is, in all its glory, for the enjoyment and edification of Trump followers:

Fake News will quibble that "having written" is a dangling modifier, "best-selling" should be hyphenated or one word, and "pore" is misspelled.

Other than that, a fine job by our best-selling author. :lamo

 

[calamity]

Trump deleted this tweet about 2 hours after it was posted, so here it is, in all its glory, for the enjoyment and edification of Trump followers:

Fake News will quibble that "having written" is a dangling modifier, "best-selling" should be hyphenated or one word, and "pore" is misspelled.

Other than that, a fine job by our best-selling author. :lamo

There is something very wrong with that man.

 

[justabubba]

There is something very wrong with that man.

don't know that i have ever known of anyone so insecure

 

[Fletch]

Trump deleted this tweet about 2 hours after it was posted, so here it is, in all its glory, for the enjoyment and edification of Trump followers:

Fake News will quibble that "having written" is a dangling modifier, "best-selling" should be hyphenated or one word, and "pore" is misspelled.

Other than that, a fine job by our best-selling author. :lamo

Trump used a 'dangling modifier' in his tweet. Slow news day for the infected I see.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

Trump deleted this tweet about 2 hours after it was posted, so here it is, in all its glory, for the enjoyment and edification of Trump followers:

Fake News will quibble that "having written" is a dangling modifier, "best-selling" should be hyphenated or one word, and "pore" is misspelled.

Other than that, a fine job by our best-selling author. :lamo

I would say pour was not misspelled but he chose the wrong word of pour/pore

 

[Rogue Valley]

Trump used a 'dangling modifier' in his tweet. Slow news day for the infected I see.

You missed the irony obviously. Trump was touting his "writing skills" -- albeit with syntax and spelling errors.

It's ... funny.

 

[haymarket]

Trump deleted this tweet about 2 hours after it was posted, so here it is, in all its glory, for the enjoyment and edification of Trump followers:

Fake News will quibble that "having written" is a dangling modifier, "best-selling" should be hyphenated or one word, and "pore" is misspelled.

Other than that, a fine job by our best-selling author. :lamo

Did Trump ever really WRITE any of those books.... as in sat down and actually penned each word without a ghost writer like Tony Schwartz actually doing the work?

 

[Fletch]

You missed the irony obviously. Trump was touting his "writing skills" -- albeit with syntax and spelling errors.

It's ... funny.

Whats funny is that someone actually wasted his time 'poring over' his tweets looking for grammatical errors. Be honest: you didnt know it was 'pore' over and you wouldnt know a dangling modifier if it was dangling in front of your nose.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Whats funny is that someone actually wasted his time 'poring over' his tweets looking for grammatical errors. Be honest: you didnt know it was 'pore' over and you wouldnt know a dangling modifier if it was dangling in front of your nose.

Thankfully, not everyone shares your poor skills.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Did Trump ever really WRITE any of those books.... as in sat down and actually penned each word without a ghost writer like Tony Schwartz actually doing the work?

If he did, I imagine the editors and proof-readers were kept very busy.

 

[Fletch]

Thankfully, not everyone shares your poor skills.

You do, but arent honest enough to admit it.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Whats funny is that someone actually wasted his time 'poring over' his tweets looking for grammatical errors. Be honest: you didnt know it was 'pore' over and you wouldnt know a dangling modifier if it was dangling in front of your nose.

Nope, the time wasting was exhibiting poor (not pore or pour) writing skills in a tweet (eventually deleted) while bragging about having pride in his writing skills.

BTW, it's didn't and wouldn't.

 

[Fletch]

Nope, the time wasting was exhibiting poor (not pore or pour) writing skills in a tweet (eventually deleted) while bragging about having pride in his writing skills.

BTW, it's didn't and wouldn't.

Thanks, I realize that, but I leave the apostrophe out for the sake of speed and the spell check doesnt change it. I dont plan to change the practice, so if it bothers you, oh well.

 

[ttwtt78640]

I would say pour was not misspelled but he chose the wrong word of pour/pore

Hmm... making a poor word choice (between poor, pour or pore) is a good example of showing pride in his writing ability?

 

[ttwtt78640]

Thanks, I realize that, but I leave the apostrophe out for the sake of speed and the spell check doesnt change it. I dont plan to change the practice, so if it bothers you, oh well.

I'm not normally such a grammar Nazi, but one should consider the thread topic.

 

[Cardinal]

I didn't really understand the reaction to that tweet. It's quite possibly one of the least dumb, insecure or insane things he's ever said. Sure, it's functionally retarded compared to anything Obama ever said, but compared to Trump's own history, that's about as innocuous as it gets.

 

[Fletch]

I'm not normally such a grammar Nazi, but one should consider the thread topic.

Gotcha. Trump has far worse grammatical errors than 'dangling modifiers' and the idea that 'pore' is the proper word comes as a surprise to me. I have heard the phrase countless times and would have bet it was 'pour' and not 'pore.' Ill bet not one person in a million knows that.

 

[ttwtt78640]

Gotcha. Trump has far worse grammatical errors than 'dangling modifiers' and the idea that 'pore' is the proper word comes as a surprise to me. I have heard the phrase countless times and would have bet it was 'pour' and not 'pore.' Ill bet not one person in a million knows that.

The entire point was about Trump having multiple grammatical errors in a short (and short lived) tweet about having pride in his writing skills.

 

[Fletch]

The entire point was about Trump having multiple grammatical errors in a short (and short lived) tweet about having pride in his writing skills.

I know. Its still dumb.

 

[justabubba]

I know. Its still dumb.

you misspelled 'embarrassing'

 

[Fletch]

you misspelled 'embarrassing'

And getting dumber.

 

[Cardinal]

Gotcha. Trump has far worse grammatical errors than 'dangling modifiers' and the idea that 'pore' is the proper word comes as a surprise to me. I have heard the phrase countless times and would have bet it was 'pour' and not 'pore.' Ill bet not one person in a million knows that.

"Nobody knew healthcare could be so complicated."

“Nobody ever heard of the word ‘trillion’ until 10 years ago.”

“Frederick Douglass is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice."

“People don’t realize the Korean War has not ended."

“France is America’s first and oldest ally. A lot of people don’t know that.”

"I have heard the phrase countless times and would have bet it was 'pour' and not 'pore.' Ill bet not one person in a million knows that."


Like Trump, like Trump supporter.

 

[Howard the Duck]

The entire point was about Trump having multiple grammatical errors in a short (and short lived) tweet about having pride in his writing skills.

It exposes the weaknesses in his supposedly elite education. Homophones are grade school stuff.

 

[sangha]

Thankfully, not everyone shares your poor skills.

That should be pour skills

 

[Howard the Duck]