Ben Phillips
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@benphillips76 @bensmp beautiful how the passive tense can be used to obscure...
I thought I'd help the New York Times get real with their headline writing.pic.twitter.com/5hNZycxcvd
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@SkinnerPm@benphillips76 I have a professor that literally punches me for every passive phrase I use in papers for him. Usually, trickery. -
@bensmp@benphillips76 punches were thrown, mistakes were made, hospitals were struck. Never mention the actors, only those acted upon...
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@benphillips76@MonaMisa will becomes consequences for the responsible people ? -
@MonaMisa Die, die den fehlerhaften Treffer verantworten. -
@Yorck_ Kannst du mir den Satz mal übersetzen? Versteh es immer noch nicht? - View other replies
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@MonaMisa wir es Konsequenzen für die Verantwortlichen haben?
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@Yorck_ will becomes consequences? Du bist Angelsachse? - View other replies
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@MonaMisa Slang
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@benphillips76 ah yes, the old intransitive trick. "Dead" = agentless;"Killed" agent responsible. "Struck" is neutral & nuanced, too.... -
@benphillips76 ..was it a "Military operation" signifying "precision" & locating in the discourse of medicine (& care)?#DiscourseAnalysis -
@benphillips76 getting the uncertainty out first! Building a false narrative. -
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@benphillips76@mentalexotica : US of A is THE source of Evil, they know only destruction..... - Show more
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@benphillips76@WomenInTheology This is the newspaper that hosted Judy Miller, and only used "torture" when done by non-Americans. -
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@benphillips76@vivslack Noam Chomsky right there! -
@JonathanMWise Absolutely. Damn those unconscious bias that allow us to twist reality into something that fits our world view!
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@benphillips76 thank you so much
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@benphillips76@DorothyKing Also 'accidentally'
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It's moi, Mona Misa.
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