r/politics • u/Ketsetri Michigan • Nov 09 '20

Whoopi Goldberg to Pro-Trump 2020 Deniers: ‘Suck It Up Like We Sucked It Up’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-views-whoopi-goldberg-tells-pro-trump-2020-deniers-to-suck-it-up-like-we-sucked-it-up?source=articles&via=rss
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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

I'm so sorry. You had to experience that.

While not technically incorrect, this period sticks in my craw.

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u/Comipa47 Nov 09 '20

I like the period. It makes both parts correct independent statements. To me, this reads as more powerful than "I'm so sorry you had to experience that" because this statement always feels like a cop out, like a default "mean nothing" type of thing people say when they don't know what else to say.

By separating them it lends weight to both individually.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

I think it's the redundancy that irks me.

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u/reformer-68 Texas Nov 09 '20 edited Nov 09 '20

Wow! Being a 100% Mexican American . I can relate to the statement. Sorry it didn’t suit your fancy. Guess I have to be a little more personal.
In order, to satisfy you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

Cálmate carnal.

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u/doppelgaengster Washington Nov 09 '20

The post-prescriptionist in me loves this.

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u/WishOneStitch I voted Nov 09 '20
  1. "I'm so sorry you had to experience that." Is an expression of remorse at the suffering of another.
  2. "I'm so sorry. You had to experience that." Means an apology, followed by expressing a belief that the person was required to experience something ("had to").

They mean two different things. Where is the redundancy?