Donald Trump spouts words, expressions and intonations used by no other would-be president in modern U.S. history. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 26, 2016Everyone’s a lying, crooked liarModern U.S. politicians normally steer clear of calling their opponent a liar in public. But Trump has not only used the L word with abandon, he’s probably ushered it into a new golden age. He chants sometimesWhile Hillary Clinton has spent 20 years being ridiculed as a robot, linguist Mark Liberman noted Donald Trump delivered an entire line in perfect monotone. “I haven’t heard this type of chanting before from Mr. Trump, or indeed from any other political figure,” wrote Liberman, who studies intonation.

Source: National Post October 20, 2016 23:48 UTC