Saturday, January 31, 2026

English as used by Donald Trump and The Irish Times

US President Donald Trump is not known for his expertise in the English language but in recent days he even outdid himself. 

Blathering on about himself, telling lies and talking nonsense he said somewhere in the middle of his verbiage; something was ‘very very unique’. 

The adjective unique cannot be modified in the same way pregnant can’t be modified.

And then in the digital version of  The Irish Times today this appears: 

"A barge that had being moored in Graiguenamanagh has broken free from it moorings, Sarah Slater reports."



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