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: Nice try, but he would have corrected himself if he knew what he was talking about.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:12, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
: Nice try, but he would have corrected himself if he knew what he was talking about.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 22:12, 8 August 2008 (EDT)
: While it's true that gaffes can be revealing moments, I don't think it's fair to say they all are. I called a "direct object" an "indirect object" the other day in conversation, but I don't think that means I don't understand. As for other explanations... anyone who payed attention in high school English probably has heard of the terms metonymy and synecdoche... basically, when a part refers to the whole. ("The Crown" to refer to the government in a monarchy, "The Man" referring (whether it's an accurate reference is neither here nor there) to oppressive stratifications of power)). They're quite common in speeches, "my policy is to help the working man," "the Jew is the cause of all of our problems" etc. I think that's a reasonable alternative explanation, not to mention that probably 90% of gaffes aren't really meaningful at all, at least I hope not, because if so, I don't want to know what that says about me. :-)
: By that reasoning, Bush can be criticized for misstatements/mispronunciations that he failed to correct himself. --[[User:Ank|Ank]] 13:06, 11 August 2008 (EDT)
: By that reasoning, Bush can be criticized for misstatements/mispronunciations that he failed to correct himself. --[[User:Ank|Ank]] 13:06, 11 August 2008 (EDT)