F2F Class Notes (Nick) [W]

Check the homework below. Discuss “Bush-isms”

Vocabulary

Company-wide meeting – everyone in the company is asked to attend

Grammar

They came back once a year – The come back once a year

I had to communicate with the market I’m responsible for in ordinary days – I had to communicate with people working locally in the market I’m (usually) responsible for (on a daily basis)

4. “Really proud of it. A great campaign. And I’m really pleased with the organization and the thousands of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf. And I’m very gracious and humbled.” – George W. Bush, to Cokie Roberts on This Week, Feb. 20, 2000 (He may be gracious, but he was searching for “grateful.”)
5. “Anyway, I’m so thankful, and so gracious – I’m gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well.” – George W. Bush, June 4, 2001 (Apparently, “grateful” is not actually in his vocabulary.)
15. “Like you, I have been disgraced about what I’ve seen on TV that took place in prison.” – George W. Bush, Parkersburg, WV, May 13, 2004 (I think so too, but the word he probably wanted is “disgusted.”)
17. “We’ve got hundreds of sites to exploit, looking for the chemical and biological weapons that we know Saddam Hussein had prior to our entrance into Iraq.” – George W. Bush, Santa Clara, CA, May 2, 2003 (He meant “explore,” of course, but apparently had exploiting on his mind.)
18. “When Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried, and persecuted as a war criminal.” – George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Jan. 22, 2003 (He was searching for “prosecuted,” but this way is the only way to make such a serious subject seem funny.)
“I do not agree with this notion that somehow if I go to try to attract votes and to lead people toward a better tomorrow somehow I get subscribed to some – some doctrine gets subscribed to me.” – George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 13, 2000 (First, Bush reversed the subject-verb-object relationship he wanted to use. But the main problem is that the precise word he needed, “ascribed,” is apparently not in his vocabulary.)
29. “I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation’s uniform for your sacrifice.” – George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14, 2005 (He should have said “thank.”)