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"People" is neutral. "Folks" is meant to elicit closeness or empathy. Both have their uses. Choice of usage predates Obama by a wide margin.
by unsupp0rted 3y ago
"People" is neutral.
"Folks" is meant to elicit closeness or empathy.
Both have their uses. Choice of usage predates Obama by a wide margin.
- demondemidi 3y ago[flagged]
- lebean 3y agoI didn't read it as an attack on him, just that he used the word folk often. But it's so out of the left field that maybe you're onto something.