US Presidents Like to Make Up Words, Expressions — VOA Learning English
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And now Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
The third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day in the United States. So, for today’s Words and Their Stories, we look at some of the famous and not-so-famous presidential words and their stories in history.
From Teddy Roosevelt’s lunatic fringe to Joe Biden’s malarkey, the words and phrases said by U.S. presidents are often as unique as the American experience.
“We're really creating our own institutions through language,” said Paul Dickson. He is the writer of Words from the White House: Words and Phrases Coined or Popularized by America’s Presidents. If you coin a word or phrase you create it.
Thomas Jefferson, America’s…
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