Ironically, it was a misuse of the English language that propelled him to his crowning achievement, as his call for "a return to normalcy" galvanized public opinion during his 1920 campaign for the Presidency.
When he died, e.e. cummings said "The only man, woman, or child who wrote a simple declarative sentence with seven grammatical errors is dead." This man knew he was a bad speaker; indeed, he coined the word "bloviate," meaning "to go at great length about nothing." Ironically, it was a misuse of the English language that propelled him to his crowning achievement, as his call for "a return to normalcy" galvanized public opinion during his 1920 campaign for the Presidency. FTP, name this President, who died in office in 1923.
When he died, e.e. cummings said "The only man, woman, or child who wrote a simple declarative sentence with seven grammatical errors is dead."
Warren Gamaliel Harding