Do you think it was inappropriate for Barack Obama to use this term, when he did recently?
Is "screwed up" an inappropriate term for a presid
No:
1 : to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw
2 a : BUNGLE, BOTCH b : to cause to act or function in a crazy or confused way : CONFOUND, DISTURB
intransitive verb : to botch an activity or undertaking
Don't confuse it with this meaning, which follows as a generalization of the verb "to screw":
5 usually vulgar : to copulate with
If "screw" is inappropriate, then the word "banana" is also inappropriate. Or "wiener", that's even more inappropriate I guess. Does your mom like wieners? Don't get me wrong, I am talking about the food, obviously.
1 : to tighten, fasten, or lock by or as if by a screw
2 a : BUNGLE, BOTCH b : to cause to act or function in a crazy or confused way : CONFOUND, DISTURB
intransitive verb : to botch an activity or undertaking
Don't confuse it with this meaning, which follows as a generalization of the verb "to screw":
5 usually vulgar : to copulate with
If "screw" is inappropriate, then the word "banana" is also inappropriate. Or "wiener", that's even more inappropriate I guess. Does your mom like wieners? Don't get me wrong, I am talking about the food, obviously.
This is not my own opinion. I was watching a video by someone who states that the president should not use such language because of its connotation.
In the context he used it it was fine. Straightforward. Americans LOVE that shit!!! They eat it for BREAKFAST MAN
I don't see why it would be inappropriate. He did, he admitted it, end of story.
What video said it was inappropriate (is it something we can watch) or at least why did it say that it was inappropriate?
What video said it was inappropriate (is it something we can watch) or at least why did it say that it was inappropriate?
Geez, what century is this? There is nothing inappropriate about "screwed up". Why make an issue of it?
Seems reasonable to me in semi-formal speech.
It's not clear that you'd want to include the phrase in more formal language (a Constitutional Amendment, for example):
Article XXXIV
"To avoid further screw-ups, the Congress shall have the power to regulate .... ...."
It's not clear that you'd want to include the phrase in more formal language (a Constitutional Amendment, for example):
Article XXXIV
"To avoid further screw-ups, the Congress shall have the power to regulate .... ...."
I remember John McCain replying "I screwed up" when asked about the David Letterman debacle. He gets points for honesty.
Of course not. Obama talks in a way that the younger generation can connect with. I find that refreshing in a politican.
"This is not my own opinion. I was watching a video by someone who states that the president should not use such language because of its connotation."
By that bizarre line of reasoning, he'd definitely have to stay clear of something like "niggardly".
By that bizarre line of reasoning, he'd definitely have to stay clear of something like "niggardly".
It's a common phrase. No reason not to use it. Everyone does, and it's not even considered vulgar.
I think it is an inappropriate term for a president. Not because it is offensive but because it is too honest and is bound to damage his image and make him look incompetent.
"damage his image and make him look incompetent"
The opposite is true.
The opposite is true.
I've noticed that the people on this thread who think Obama's use of the term "screwed up" inappropriate tend to be foreigners.
You have to understand our problem with Washington. Washington seems to be the world capital of Doublespeak; we hear terms like "incomplete success" applied to political failures, "user fees" applied to "taxes", and so on. So it comes as a real refreshment when a politician comes out with the blunt truth.
I applaud both McCain's and Obama's use of the term "screwed up" as a refreshing breath of honesty. It's about bloody time!
You have to understand our problem with Washington. Washington seems to be the world capital of Doublespeak; we hear terms like "incomplete success" applied to political failures, "user fees" applied to "taxes", and so on. So it comes as a real refreshment when a politician comes out with the blunt truth.
I applaud both McCain's and Obama's use of the term "screwed up" as a refreshing breath of honesty. It's about bloody time!