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Revision as of 05:13, November 6, 2008
, 05:13, November 6, 2008→Not convenient for learning
"would likely become" -- this phrase looks like something a recent learner of American English might write. Some examples of recent learners are Arab and Mexican immigrants. I do not see any objective explanations of the likelihood or its impact.
"would likely become" -- this phrase looks like something a recent learner of American English might write. Some examples of recent learners are Arab and Mexican immigrants. I do not see any objective explanations of the likelihood or its impact.
:Hmmm...I agree with you on every one of your other points concerning this astoundingly bigotted and paranoid offcut of some X Files episode, but, just for a diversion, I do think "would likely become" is correct English. It's a construction that is now becoming rare, but far from being something a "recent learner" would write, it would more likely be the sort of phrase an older, more careful and formally trained writer would use. And if someone asks me what my credentials for being a conservative might be, I would proudly put my hand over my heart and point to my love for correct and elegant English, which is more than the collection of barefoot hillybilly gun nuts and Chuck Norris worshipping semi-literates that whoop it up around this neck of the woods could declare. [[User:MylesP|MylesP]] 00:13, 6 November 2008 (EST)
"could use the Koran" -- you are implying that he has the option to use the Koran to be sworn in. I don't see how this is interesting information : there are no rules of conduct during the oath. This sentence is as valuable as "could use a caribou head as a tertiary witness of the oath" -- it is not relevant and does not impact any of the other sentences in the article. I would like some detailed explanations as to why the Koran, specifically is undesirable and why it will bring forth a momentous event in American history.
"could use the Koran" -- you are implying that he has the option to use the Koran to be sworn in. I don't see how this is interesting information : there are no rules of conduct during the oath. This sentence is as valuable as "could use a caribou head as a tertiary witness of the oath" -- it is not relevant and does not impact any of the other sentences in the article. I would like some detailed explanations as to why the Koran, specifically is undesirable and why it will bring forth a momentous event in American history.