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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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[–] enkifish@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Definite articles are for libs. Joking aside, lots of languages don't have definite articles. Maybe conservatives have existed so long in their own media bubble that the language is starting to bifurcate.