TheHeretic
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail why did she use the word, 'of'? It doesn't make sense to me. It sticks out, doesn't it, Ron? It sounds like a personal edit, deciding "exhausted" sounded better than the "tired," which would have fit in so seamlessly. The problem with pulling out the more syllabically endowed verbiage is that you don't always get a 1 - 1 match on structure. It's also very possible that she realized she was speaking to the President of the United States, on TV, and got a little nervous. She made herself understood, regardless of how she structured her statements, and that's what matters
< Message edited by TheHeretic -- 9/27/2010 6:14:18 PM >
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