Who Owns Gratuitous Language: Democrats or Republicans?

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We’ve all heard it – Trump’s language is so simple, so, so simple.  We snicker when we hear linguists say he talks like an 8 year old, - words have few syllables, and short repetitive sentences

"I’ve got the hottest brand in the world."

"I’m a very stable genius…like really smart."

"The conversation was perfect."

No guesswork in understanding these sentences.  About  5^th grade level.

A fact: Trump speaks to many millions of Americans and they hear him.  They understand Trump’s language.

So. a few days ago, just when I thought I’d heard enough painfully tortured questions asked to Fiona Hill and David Holmes, I did a double take during Chairman Schiff's summing up of the day.  No simple language for this Democrat.  

Mr. Holmes, you testified just as Vindman said, Col. Vindman said that he warned Zelensky about getting involved in US politics. They don’t question that, they didn’t take issue with that. So why smear this Purple Heart recipient? Just like the smear of Ambassador Yovanovitch, it’s just gratuitous. They don’t question the facts; it’s just gratuitous. The attack on you, Mr. Holmes, that you were indiscreet in mentioning this conversation to others.

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We learned that a dedicated public servant named Marie Yovanovitch, known for fighting corruption, widely respected throughout the diplomatic corps, was ruthlessly smeared by Rudy Giuliani, by the president’s own son, by their friends on Fox prime time and a whole host of other characters. Her reputation was sullied so they could get her out of the way, which they did. And you’re right, it was gratuitous. The president could’ve gotten rid of her any time he wanted, but that’s not enough for this president. No, he has to smear and destroy those that get in his way, and someone fighting corruption in Ukraine was getting in his way, so she’s gone. She’s gone.

FYI: Definition of  gratuitous:

uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted.

given or done free of charge

FYI

Half the adults in the US read at 8^th grade level and lower.  

“Gratuitous” is about an 11^th grade level word, likely not understood by half of adults in the US. Millions of people.

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Using “gratuitous” 3 times in less than 3 minutes, well….that’s gratuitous