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On the Ted radio hour, linguist Ann Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is the history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
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I'm Tanya Moseley.
As the nation gears up for the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump faces 91 felony charges across four criminal cases.
Hes also ahead in the polls, well ahead by the double digits against his republican opponents and even ahead of President Biden in several polls.
During a town hall on Fox News last week, commentator Sean Hannity asked Trump about concerns that if reelected, he would be a more radical and authoritarian leader this time around, the media has been.
Focused on this and attacking you.
Under no circumstances you are promising America tonight you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody.
Except for day one.
Except he's going crazy.
Except for day one, meaning I want to close the border and I want to drill.
He says, you're not going to be a dictator, are you?
I said, no, no, no.
Other than day one, we're closing the border and we're drilling, drilling, drilling after that, I'm not addicted.
That was former President Trump on Fox News, speaking at a town hall with Sean Hannity.
Our guest today, Charlie Savage, writes about presidential power as well as security and legal policy for the New York Times.
He's written two books about presidential power.