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Sally Fell's avatar

So true! "And yet," if you think about what a conjunction is -- "a concurrence of events," according to Merriam-Webster -- your use of it makes perfect sense. Trump uses the "sleight of hand" trick, of saying one thing while doing another. Typically, thankfully, it is difficult for an honest, intelligent person, like you, like us!, to comprehend a manipulator like Trump, who deals only with an illusion of the truth (i.e., lies, misrepresentations, fraud). What your evidence-based, lengthy sentences represent is the actual truth, which results in a doubly long sentence ... which is what Trump's term now feels like. Less than a year into his term, and it already feels interminable!! It seems like a sentence that just won't end!! :-)

KnockKnockGreenpeace's avatar

Can't wait to see how "and yet" fits into his obituary.

Wendy Shelley's avatar

T “gets to describe his own policy, but reality gets a vote as well.“ Keep raising your eyebrow. Those other phrases can take a spot now and then, but definitely keep the “ And yet“. The cliché: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Carol Linsley's avatar

You are burying the lede. Reverse the order of your sentences and start with the factual part use the ‘and yet’ part to describe how Trump misrepresents the facts.

Sally Fell's avatar

So true! "And yet," if you think about what a conjunction is -- "a concurrence of events," according to Merriam-Webster -- your use of it makes perfect sense. Trump uses the "sleight of hand" trick, of saying one thing while doing another. Typically, thankfully, it is difficult for an honest, intelligent person, like you, like us!, to comprehend a manipulator like Trump, who deals only with an illusion of the truth (i.e., lies, misrepresentations, fraud). What your evidence-based, lengthy sentences represent is the actual truth, which results in a doubly long sentence ... which is what Trump's term now feels like. Less than a year into his term, and it already feels interminable!! It seems like a sentence that just won't end!!