Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts
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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Trump And Misuse Of Nouns

For the most part, I'm not one way or the other on Trump. As far as actions go, I think he's done some good stuff and some shortsighted stuff. The recent walkback of the family/immigration policy is an example of the latter.

What does bother me about Trump is that he capitalizes regular nouns as if they're proper nouns. I know, I know. Compared to my lefty friends, who want him drawn and quartered for ruining the planet in innumerable ways, worrying about nouns is nitpicking. But what can I say, it bugs me. Maybe he's channelling his Germanic heritage, as the krauts capitalize every noun in sight. Anyway, this:


Borders is not a proper noun. Neither is country. Exasperating.