Re:Silicon Values
by jacobolus on Monday August 29, 2022 @11:56AM
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Hint: when you say “Democrat party” rather than "Democratic Party" you are giving away your game too easily. This is what GOP partisans call the party as an intentional slight. The only ordinary people I ever hear use this name are those who habitually watch Fox News.
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Context and history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democrat_Party_(epithet)
I didn’t know the history behind the pejorative usage. Thanks for pointing out.
EDIT: I'm a recentish immigrant, so help me out with this inconsistency: Why Democrats and not Democratics? Why Republicans and not Republics?
Democrat is a noun, Democratic is an adjective. Republican is both (depending on context).
"Republican" and "Democratic" are modifying the noun "Party" when referring to the political organizations, so you use the adjective in those cases.
Thanks!
Re:Silicon Values
by ad404b8a372f2b9 on Monday August 29, 2022 @12:40PM
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There is no game to be given away, this is not sports and these are not teams to be cheered for or jeered against. The modern version of the Godwin's law is people bringing up dog-whistling in a conversation.
And yet Democrat's party or party of Democrats is entirely correct. How exactly is it supposed to be interpreted as a slight in this day and age?