my friends,

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• mg330

  I hate when McCain works "my friends..." into his speeches, because I'm not his friend and pretty much everyone I know isn't either.

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  • that's like Obama saying, "we"Jaline
  • yup
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  • nope to jaline
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  • it is, if you're just looking at the meaning and not the individual candidate.Jaline
  • we is necessary
    my friends is not
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  • "My friends" is definitely more skeevy, but both are meant to connect with the audience. Obama does a better job.Jaline
  • It's anaphora.
    http://www.businessw…
    "parallel structure"Jaline
  • or epiphoraJaline
  • (I can't help it....this was one of my final projects in school).Jaline
  • "How to Inspire People Like Obama Does"
    I think he means "as" Obama does. what a bumpkin.
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