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I could see this being very confusing if you were a non-native English speaker. "Democratic" = OK. "He's a Democrat" = OK. "The Democrat party" = NOT OK. Hmmm.

I could see this being very confusing if you were a non-native English speaker. "Democratic" = OK. "He's a Democrat" = OK. "The Democrat party" = NOT OK. Hmmm...

mywittyname 7y ago
Nouns can't modify nouns like adjectives can, but they can be modified to be adjectives. Friend = OK Friendly = OK He's a friendly person = OK He's a friend person = NOT OK He's a friend = OK This should be something most speakers learn early, though, maybe they won't know all the rules for modification and will make up an incorrect adjective. I.e., He's a democratly person.
- TallGuyShort 7y ago
  But if the phrase "friend person" caught on (similar to, I don't know, the phrase "my bad"), we wouldn't consider it a "secret handshake" or "dog whistle". Especially since "members of the Democratic party" generally consider Republicans to be less well educated on average. Ascribing this to some kind of intentional, coordinated malice in all cases seems ludicrous to me.
  - mikeyouse 7y ago
    It's obviously intentional coordinated malice.. this isn't new, it's been written about for decades: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/07/the-ic-factor https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/07/the-ic-factor Someone like US Senator Josh Hawley went to Stanford, then to Yale Law, he clerked on the US Appeals Court and then for the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was then elected as the Attorney General of Missouri and won the race for US Senator in 2018. Do you honestly think he doesn't know the proper name of one of the two major parties in the USA, or the body that organizes their elections? It's not subtle. Just super juvenile 'own the libs' silliness. > Today on Fox & Friends Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said the Democrat National Committee ... > “Essentially the Democrat Party bought themselves ... https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-democrats-bought-federal-investigation-trump-campaign https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-democrats-bought-fe...
- CompanionCuuube 7y ago
  He's a friendly = OK?

I could see this being very confusing if you were a non-native English speaker. "Democratic" = OK. "He's a Democrat" = OK. "The Democrat party" = NOT OK. Hmmm...

mywittyname 7y ago

Nouns can't modify nouns like adjectives can, but they can be modified to be adjectives. Friend = OK Friendly = OK He's a friendly person = OK He's a friend person = NOT OK He's a friend = OK This should be something most speakers learn early, though, maybe they won't know all the rules for modification and will make up an incorrect adjective. I.e., He's a democratly person.

TallGuyShort 7y ago
But if the phrase "friend person" caught on (similar to, I don't know, the phrase "my bad"), we wouldn't consider it a "secret handshake" or "dog whistle". Especially since "members of the Democratic party" generally consider Republicans to be less well educated on average. Ascribing this to some kind of intentional, coordinated malice in all cases seems ludicrous to me.
- mikeyouse 7y ago
  It's obviously intentional coordinated malice.. this isn't new, it's been written about for decades: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/07/the-ic-factor https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/08/07/the-ic-factor Someone like US Senator Josh Hawley went to Stanford, then to Yale Law, he clerked on the US Appeals Court and then for the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was then elected as the Attorney General of Missouri and won the race for US Senator in 2018. Do you honestly think he doesn't know the proper name of one of the two major parties in the USA, or the body that organizes their elections? It's not subtle. Just super juvenile 'own the libs' silliness. > Today on Fox & Friends Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said the Democrat National Committee ... > “Essentially the Democrat Party bought themselves ... https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-democrats-bought-federal-investigation-trump-campaign https://www.hawley.senate.gov/sen-hawley-democrats-bought-fe...
CompanionCuuube 7y ago
He's a friendly = OK?