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[HONDO74]

[rogruth]

Makes sense.

[robert.]

It does make sense . Also It's hard to run away from bikers . When you don't have your leather belt holding up your pants.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rich women have lawyers that will drain you to death and leave you sleeping on cardboard on a steam grate.

[robert.]

I have a few questions and people always give crap when i ask them. Maybe someone can help. Past presidents are addressed as president. I get that it's a respect thing. Biden gets addressed as Former vice president. I don't get that. Former is not used when speaking about past presidents. Why is it used with Vice presidents. Biden is never addressed as presidential candidate Biden. Why do they write GOP instead of Republicans ? Is the writer to lazy?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I have a few questions and people always give crap when i ask them. Maybe someone can help. Past presidents are addressed as president. I get that it's a respect thing. Biden gets addressed as Former vice president. I don't get that. Former is not used when speaking about past presidents. Why is it used with Vice presidents.

Good and fair question; probably a proper title form thing but does not seem entirely consistent or rational. There are probably rules for using titles after leaving office written down somewhere.

Biden is never addressed as presidential candidate Biden.

Former vice president is probably a higher title with that office attached to him, so that's what's used, probably.

Why do they write GOP instead of Republicans ? Is the writer to lazy?

GOP is an abbreviation for Grand Old Party which is a nickname for the Republican party. Lazy? Maybe....

[healey36]

[HONDO74]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

There are the brave, and then there are the foolish, and then there are those that are at peace with the world and ready to meet their maker(s)

[rogruth]

Robert,
What is that?

[HONDO74]

Robert,
What is that?

A disaster in process.

[HONDO74]

[HONDO74]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

It's also a reflection of not teaching Latin anymore.........or English,

What they don't teach Lain & English in those elite east coast colleges where our politicians were educated.

I'm pretty sure that Latin, English (and spelling...), and even Greek was at one time taught in east and west coast colleges as well as most of the better mid-west colleges and universities..........and still is.

I was require to take German or French for my 1st college degree, although I think Russian might have been an option.

The appalling level of illiteracy and ignorance that is accepted as a result of a college education today should be an embarrassment to all.

BTW, I did take Latin..............in high school. 3 years worth of it. Probably learned more in those classes than many other options.

[Rufus T. Firefly]