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Originally Posted by Magic Poriferan
Haha. I'm not sure that I can provide a list off hand. You might want to look up George Lakoff, as he was the guy that started compiling the frequency with which certain words were used by either party.
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Hmmm. . . I am not familiar with his work, but I do find linguistics fascinating. I just wish eminent linguists would stop thinking that they are somehow eminent sociopolitical theorists (*cough* Chomsky *cough*). His "strict father" vs. "nurturant parent" concept seems pretty flimsy to me. Of course, I am a libertarian, and I don't really see the government as anything approaching a parent, anyway. I happen to LIKE my parents.