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why do conservative media figures omit the word "The" from their sentences? (hexbear.net)
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a lot of conservatives use sentences like

"I love country, I love government"

instead of

"I love the country, I love the government"

is it just to appeal to the large percentage of Americans who are illiterate or something...? idk why but it really pisses me off

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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 3 months ago

I think it's because it has a militaristic vibe. I don't know the linguistic term for dropping the articles in a series of nouns but it appears in military lingo...

To a Marine, honor is loyalty and dedication to god, country, corps, family, and self.

Also - the article can be missing in militaristic terms and the media loves to ape that stuff. It's saber-rattling if a talking head says "My contacts at the Pentagon say there's a non-zero chance of American troops in country" instead of "in Venezuela".