Monday, June 27, 2016
Shibbomyth
Polistra likes to collect linguistic shibboleths.
RULE: Any time you see a headline or title in the form There is no X or X is a myth you can be 100% certain that the author belongs to X or is contained in X.
There is no Republican Establishment = I am part of the Republican Establishment
There is no Wall Street Elite = I am part of the Wall Street Elite
Tribal control of the media is a myth = I am part of the tribe that controls the media
Housing bubbles do not exist in Canada = I am head of Mortgage Professionals Canada.
Scientific consensus is a myth = I am a market-maker for the scientific consensus
A new one today.
The myth of the catty woman by Sheryl Sandberg
7/26: a new variant. I condemn X = I am X.
I Condemn All Threats to Turkey’s Democracy by Fethulla Gulen.
Labels: Language update, Leth
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