I’ve been thinking about writing a column on this subject for a long time. Then I saw that Frank Bruni of the Times beat me to it, and did so beautifully. I couldn’t have said it better myself, so I won’t try.
“What Happened to Who?”
by Frank Bruni
“I first noticed it during the 2016 Republican presidential debates, which were crazy-making for so many reasons that I’m not sure how I zeroed in on this one. “Who” was being exiled from its rightful habitat. It was a linguistic bonobo: endangered, possibly en route to extinction.”
Read the rest of Frank Bruni’s Article…
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Having been an educated English student, I have been distressed by this too, but it’s not just in politics. I see it everywhere. Great article.