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orichalcum at 09:01am on 21/12/2007 under politics
orichalcum at 09:01am on 21/12/2007 under politicsMitt Romney, explaining away some of his recent, um, elaborations of the truth, such as "seeing his father march with Martin Luther King" (in a figurative sense) and "being endorsed by the NRA" (in an unofficial sense):
"'I'm an English literature major,' he insisted at one point. 'When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there.'"
On behalf of the many brilliant English majors I know, I'd like to point out both the oxymoron and mixed use of personal pronouns in the above sentence.
"'I'm an English literature major,' he insisted at one point. 'When we say I saw the Patriots win the World Series, it doesn't necessarily mean you were there.'"
On behalf of the many brilliant English majors I know, I'd like to point out both the oxymoron and mixed use of personal pronouns in the above sentence.
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