Even though a definite article is supposed to bring something into focus, Donald Trump uses it in a very general way. It's… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
When words come out of politician's mouth that are linguistically incorrect, people see it reflecting their intelligence. Sarah Palin was called out for "refudiate,"… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Sometimes people are primed to hear in a certain way. When a word like braggadocious suddenly appears, it's like, 'What, is he just making… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Donald Trump himself has an idiosyncratic speaking style that relies on simple words and phrases, which worked for him in the primaries but may… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Even if you close your eyes, you'll still hear Donald Trump sniffing. Linguists might call [these visuals] paralinguistics, every form of information including facial… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Donald Trump speaks extemporaneously, often through stream of consciousness, where it doesn't seem to follow a trajectory. — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton has been portrayed as robotic, someone who is trying to approximate real human emotion. — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Even though a definite article is supposed to bring something into focus, Donald Trump uses it in a very general way. It's seen by… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
Weaponization of a candidate's words against him or her is something we're seeing a lot. The term Obamacare was used against Obama in a… — Ben Zimmer Copy Share Image
