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muriel_volestrangler

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4. But not for an Irish journalist working in London

Reply to Just A Box Of Rain (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 1, 2023, 05:33 PM

Apr 2023

For those of us outside the U.S., "democratic leaders" works fine. (Her Yahoo! profile says she works in London; her Huff Post profile says she's Irish).

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yahoo!news knows the difference between Small "d" and Big "D" democratic/Democratic, yet [View all] UTUSN Apr 2023 OP

Yahoo has leaned right for a long time. sarcasmo Apr 2023 #1

I think that stylistically it would be preferable to write democratically-elected leaders," Just A Box Of Rain Apr 2023 #2

I just knee-jerk flamed out in the moment, but still see the (unintended?) potential. UTUSN Apr 2023 #3

But not for an Irish journalist working in London muriel_volestrangler Apr 2023 #4

I acknowledged ON EDIT her London base, which doesn't change my point. UTUSN Apr 2023 #5