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Goodheart

(5,352 posts) Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:09 PM Mar 15

Someone trying to sound smart, but writes like a tenth grader

Consider this sentence:

"The overall question presented depends too greatly on contested instructional questions about still-fluctuating definitions of statutory terms/phrases as charged, along with at least some disputed factual issues raised in the motion.”

I mean, who is that trying to impress? Because it sure looks fucking dumb to me.

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Someone trying to sound smart, but writes like a tenth grader (Original Post) Goodheart Mar 15 OP

What is this from? ShazzieB Mar 15 #1

From a certain MAGAt Cannon. Here... I'll let Joyce Vance explain: Goodheart Mar 15 #2

Thanks for the link. ShazzieB Mar 15 #9

My add kicked in halfway through. What were they trying to say? ecstatic Mar 15 #3

I'm trying to parse it. Goodheart Mar 15 #4

Deliberately vague limbicnuminousity Mar 15 #5

It doesn't sound like a 10th Grader to me. Aristus Mar 15 #6

You're right. I wrote better than that as a tenth grader. Goodheart Mar 15 #7

Sounds like perfectly normal corporate management-speak, unfortunatley. JHB Mar 15 #8

"it sure looks fucking dumb to me." This is what looks stupid to me: elocs Mar 15 #10

Idiot babble from an unqualified judge Mysterian Mar 15 #11

ShazzieB

(16,681 posts)

1. What is this from?

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:10 PM

Mar 15

Goodheart

(5,352 posts)

2. From a certain MAGAt Cannon. Here... I'll let Joyce Vance explain:

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:12 PM

Mar 15

[link:https://joycevance.substack.com/p/snarkier-takes-tonight?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=403d0&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email|

ShazzieB

(16,681 posts)

9. Thanks for the link.

Reply to Goodheart (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:52 PM

Mar 15

I see what you mean now. Context is always helpful!

ecstatic

(32,814 posts)

3. My add kicked in halfway through. What were they trying to say?

Reply to Goodheart (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:13 PM

Mar 15

Goodheart

(5,352 posts)

4. I'm trying to parse it.

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:15 PM

Mar 15

"The overall question", I guess, is whether or not trump stealing the documents was protected under the Presidential Records Act.

After that, who knows.

limbicnuminousity

(1,407 posts)

5. Deliberately vague

Reply to ecstatic (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:37 PM

Mar 15

"The ~~overall~~ question ~~presented~~ depends ~~too greatly~~ on contested instructional questions ~~about still-fluctuating definitions of statutory terms/phrases as charged~~, along with ~~at least some~~ disputed facts~~ual issues~~ raised in the motion.”