Part 2: Bushisms - US President Proves How Difficult English Really Is!


	Part 2: Bushisms - US President Proves How Difficult English Really Is!

Ashes2Ashes

8-23-2007 1:17 AM

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bushisms, language, vocabulary

Ashes2Ashes says:

Last one;
"I understand small business growth. I was one."—New York Daily News, Feb. 19, 2000

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