Bushisms
Everyone has trouble with the English language once in a while - even the president of the United States. Here are some quotes that are alleged to have come from President Bush. These are often referred to as "Bushisms" and the use of them is sometimes called "Bushspeak", or "Bushtalk".
Each bushism has at least one error. Some bushisms are simple grammar mistakes and others result from the wrong choice of words.
Let's see if your English is better than President Bush's. Can you find the error(s) in each bushism?
George Bushism #1
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."
George Bushism #2
Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness."
George Bushism #3
"I've been talking to Vicente Fox, the new president of Mexico - I know him - to have gas and oil sent to U.S, so we'll not depend on foreign oil"
George Bushism #4
"It's your money. You paid for it."
George Bushism #5
"Will the highways on the Internet become more few?"
George Bushism #6
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
George Bushism #7
"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."
George Bushism #8
"Laura and I are proud to call John and Michelle Engler our friends. I know you're proud to call him governor. What a good man the Englers are."
George Bushism #9
"They misunderestimated me."
George Bushism #10
"Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicines as we used to know it."
George Bushism #11
"I don't need to be subliminabable"
George Bushism #12
"Laura and I really don't realize how bright our children is sometimes until we get an objective analysis."
George Bushism #13
"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
George Bushism #14
"Other Republican candidates may retort to personal attacks and negative ads."
George Bushism #15
"The American people wants a president that appeals to the angels"
George Bushism #16
"Our priorities is our faith."
George Bushism #17
"A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness."
George Bushism #18
"The point is, this is a way to help inoculate me about what has come and is coming."
George Bushism #19
"We cannot let terriers and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.''
George Bushism #20
"I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
George Bushism #21
"Columbia carried in its payroll classroom experiments from some of our students in America."
George Bushism #22
"This is historic times."
George Bushism #23
"The illiteracy level of our children are appalling."
George Bushism #24
"Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace."
George Bushism #25
"I'm the master of low expectations."
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Aug 06/04
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