• themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      20·
      9 months ago

      Yeah, I immediately thought of that scene in the West Wing.

      President Josiah Bartlet : Sweden has a 100% literacy rate, Leo. 100%! How do they do that?

      Leo McGarry : Well, maybe they don’t and they also can’t count

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
      10·
      9 months ago

      Actually, I’ve always had a rather extensive vocabulary, not to mention a phenomenal grasp of grammar and a superlative command of syntax. I simply chose not to employ them.