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Old 09-08-2008, 09:31 AM   #3601
BrianD
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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan View Post
I defer to Webster's Dictionary. It's an excellent read for those that haven't read it.

Smugness doesn't win you any points either.

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He made a mistake, did he not? Miscue, per the definition, is a mistake. The word 'miscue' does not have any relevance to context. You're overanalyzing this.

I don't think he did make a mistake. Even Presidential candidates shouldn't have to answer questions by phrasing every individual sentence as if they are the only ones that will be printed. I realize that news outlets will do just this to find a sentence that could be deliberately misconstrued to appear to say the opposite of what it does, but I don't think anyone can prevent that from ever happening.
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