tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post9153327235655445578..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: The linguistics of politicsPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-82539489121690812152008-05-09T16:35:00.000+01:002008-05-09T16:35:00.000+01:00Come to think of it, Americans would probably say ...Come to think of it, Americans would probably say "an enhancement in compensation package".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-1441845223360744952008-05-09T01:12:00.000+01:002008-05-09T01:12:00.000+01:00dearieme,...error...Speaking of errors, you misspe...dearieme,<BR/><BR/><I>...error...</I><BR/><BR/>Speaking of errors, you misspelled "correct because they say it is, and they have more nuclear weapons". "Rise" sounds persnickety and effeminate. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I don't think anybody who pays taxes fails to grasp the significance of either one. "Raise taxes" and "tax rise" are both colloquial English for "we're taking your money, ha ha ha".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-79725234681939867422008-05-08T23:34:00.000+01:002008-05-08T23:34:00.000+01:00Americans say a pay raise where we would say pay r...Americans say a pay raise where we would say pay rise. I suspect it's an error, like their tendency to say "lay" instead of "lie" - as in "the lay of the land".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com