[HPFGU-OTChatter] Plain English Awards - Rumsfeld Honoured

[Kathryn Cawte]

Iggy here:

How scared should I be by the fact that I understood that perfectly and
wasn't confused by it at all?

K

That depends how much attention you usually pay to Rumsfeld's utterings. I'm
a newsjunkie (I watch news 24 constantly - almost) and I understood it on
the second reading, because I've heard Rumsfeld speak a lot and after a
while you get used to interpreting what he means versus what he actually
said.

However if you came to that fresh, not being used to his particular brand of
English, then you should probably start worrying :)

And as for what Prescott could have said to put him in the running, I'd say
pretty much anything that comes out of his mouth would qualify. He has an
almost unique ability to mangle the English language.

K

"The Loudest Noise Comes From The Electric Minerva."