The President of the USA is one of the most influential persons in the world. and all his actions and words are given great attention. That is why he tries to think all his speeches through and avoid clumsy moments. However, this statement could hardly be applied to George Bush, one of the most contradictory presidents of the USA who gave birth to Bushisms, semantic errors in a speech which change its meaning completely.
Among a great number of various Bushisms, I could outline my two favorite ones. The first one is “I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job” (“Bush on God in 50 Quotes”). The usage of this sort of appeal in the given context alters the meaning of the phrase completely and makes people believe that he really hears voices in his head. Another Bushism is related to the previous one, as George Bush likes to appeal to God and refer to him as to the companion. “God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear” (“Bush on God in 50 Quotes”). Both these phrases sound strange especially when they are pronounced by the President of the USA (“How To Talk Like Bush”). The choice of words and metaphors is not appropriate as public speeches presuppose the usage of specific stylistic devices and appeals (De Saussure 123). When saying that God speaks trough him, Bush could also offend feelings of religious people who have their own vision of the way Gods messages should be delivered.
Dangerous Virus Causes Religious Hallucinations
According to the latest news announcements, the USA is at the edge of a great disaster. A famous pharmaceutical company conducted research aimed at the investigation of the strange behavior that has been noticed recently. The client who wanted to remain unknown was scared by a person crying out nonsense, and incoherent words. This event was fun and scary at the same moment. That is why an individual was asked politely to come to the laboratory and participate in the investigation. Surprisingly he agreed. The results of the research were astonishing! A dangerous and extremely virulent virus was found. Science is still not able to describe its nature and origin as well as the way it appeared.
However, the main symptoms are already investigated. A person starts to hear voices in his/her head, mainly religious hallucinations. The sick individual used to cry “I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job”. The given phrase accompanied almost any action, and he was really sure that he was doing right things that could save humanity. In several days the first signs of the development of complications appeared. Hallucinations became more complex. The individual started to use more sophisticated phrases, and it could be taken as the evidence of the progressive religious hallucinations: “God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear.”
Considering the great threat, the pharmaceutical company has already announced the creation of the vaccine that should be used to protect people from this horrible disease. The price will be rather high, but everyone should obviously buy it to protect their families and preserve the ability to speak coherently.
Works Cited
“Bush on God in 50 Quotes.” Candides Notebook, Web.
De Saussure, Ferdinand. Course in General Linguistics. HardPress Publishing, 2013.
“How To Talk Like Bush.”Squarespace, Web.