One's a noun, one's an adjective
Democrat. Democratic.
So when the editorial in the Herald-Whig says "Democrat candidate" or "Democrat proposal," etc., etc., it's just being ungrammatical. Doug Wilson does that in his column as well.
Grammatical errors are a blight and a sin.
So when the editorial in the Herald-Whig says "Democrat candidate" or "Democrat proposal," etc., etc., it's just being ungrammatical. Doug Wilson does that in his column as well.
Grammatical errors are a blight and a sin.
posted by Allthenewsthatfits at 1:26 PM
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Democrat = political party
Democratic = system of government
Different words, different context.
Noun, adjective. Period.
CORRECT
If I am a Democrat, I will cast an all Democrat ballot today when I vote for all Democrats.
If I am a Republican, I will cast an all Republican ballot today when I vote for all Republicans.
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INCORRECT
If I am a Democrat, I will cast an all Democratic ballot today when I vote for all Democrats.
If I am a Republican, I will cast an all Republicanatic ballot today when I vote for all Republicans.
But in all reality, I will probably vote for a couple of Republicans and a few Democratics.
It gets a little twisty for two reasons. First, the Illinois Statutes tend not to use the same word for the Democrat party, sometimes saying "democratic". Ditto for the SBE references.
Additonally, from a journalist's perspective, I suppose they want to see the party name used uniformly. Well, "republican" is an adjective and a noun, so, even-handed treatment means a grammatic strain.
The Democrat Party may occasionally be "democratic" but that is just serendipity.
I love this topic, Thanks.
Sorry to all for being a grammar prig. But doggone it, everywhere I look I see grammatical errors. You know what I really hate? I hate the NPR reporters who say things like, "The agency, which includes both farmers and suburbanites, have found their solution in a compromise." I'm driving down the road shouting "has found its! Has found its!" when I realize that people think I'm one of those angry-road-rage types. They do it all the time, too! Ah well. Time for my medicine.
All....
General Motors is "rolling out THEIR new, smaller SUV...." No, No! Does anybody have a knitting needle I can jam through my retina?
"We want everyone to get THEIR opportunity for a flu shot" Oh, never mind...where do I go to sign up for lethal injection beta testing?
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