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Newsjock

(11,733 posts)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:23 PM Oct 2015

New study: Democrats far better than Republicans at grammar

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

A new study analyzing the grammar of comments posted on presidential candidate Facebook pages finds that Republicans tend to butcher the English language at twice the rate of Democrats.

The study by the grammar-checking app Grammarly found that GOP supporters made an average of 8.7 mistakes per 100 words compared to 4.2 mistakes for Democratic supporters.

The Dems also had the bigger vocabulary, with 300 unique words used on average compared to 245 for Republicans.

... The prize for worst grammar of all went to Donald Trump supporters with 12.6 mistakes per 100 words.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Democrats-far-better-than-Republicans-at-grammar-6554179.php

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New study: Democrats far better than Republicans at grammar (Original Post) Newsjock Oct 2015 OP
Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award rocktivity Oct 2015 #1
That's because we're all a bunch of pointy-headed academics. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #2
At spelling too Sanity Claws Oct 2015 #3
And more importantly, math and science. MillennialDem Oct 2015 #4
That reminds me of multiplying Sanity Claws Oct 2015 #5
I don't understand MillennialDem Oct 2015 #6
Better at math and science too. More intelligent. WestCoastLib Oct 2015 #7
Repukes hate Dems because they're envious meow2u3 Oct 2015 #14
But they do have animalistic cunning... Human101948 Oct 2015 #8
The ethics of a hyena and the personal style hifiguy Oct 2015 #9
I can just envision everyone B2G Oct 2015 #10
I'm shocked! smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #11
That's cuz Republicans are better at grampars! dorkzilla Oct 2015 #12
I shouldn't laugh at this Nevernose Oct 2015 #15
In other news: water is wet and a bear defecates in the woods meow2u3 Oct 2015 #13

rocktivity

(44,555 posts)
1. Candidate for this year's "You Call This NEWS?" Award
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:39 PM
Oct 2015

The "To Figure This Out, You Had To Do A Freaking STUDY???" category.


rocktivity

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,267 posts)
2. That's because we're all a bunch of pointy-headed academics.
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:41 PM
Oct 2015

Professors. Scientists. People who read books. People who aren't real Americans.

WestCoastLib

(442 posts)
7. Better at math and science too. More intelligent.
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 06:27 PM
Oct 2015

Why beat around the bush? It's obvious that a study would show that democrats are more intelligent than republicans as well.

In fact, one of the most sure fire signs that you are a republican, and one of the more interesting character flaws of the modern republican, is their desire to be governed by people that are not more intelligent than they are. It's couched in their hatred of academia, but the reality is they want to have leaders that aren't more intelligent than they are.

That, in itself, is a pretty sure fire sign that you aren't too bright.

meow2u3

(24,743 posts)
14. Repukes hate Dems because they're envious
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:49 PM
Oct 2015

Envious of Dems' intelligence, that is. That about sums it up.

dorkzilla

(5,141 posts)
12. That's cuz Republicans are better at grampars!
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:41 PM
Oct 2015

Both grandparents need to be looked after! Why are you libtards only worried about wimmins rights????

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
15. I shouldn't laugh at this
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:51 PM
Oct 2015

It's a little mean to all of the totally awesome old people I know.

However, most of those people would be laughing at your comment, so I'm torn...

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