@return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 7 months agoBiden says he regrets referring to 'an illegal' and defends direct criticism of Supreme Court in State of the Unionwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1332arrow-down112
arrow-up1320arrow-down1external-linkBiden says he regrets referring to 'an illegal' and defends direct criticism of Supreme Court in State of the Unionwww.nbcnews.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world • 7 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-square@merc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•7 months ago That’s the whole point of why it’s bad to use the word “illegal” as a noun We’re talking about using the word illegal as an adjective: “illegal immigrant”. Immigrant is a noun, illegal is an adjective.
minus-squareDrusaslinkfedilink0•7 months agoNo, we’re talking about using it as a noun. Saying “an illegal”. Not saying “an illegal immigrant”.
minus-square@merc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•7 months agoNope, that’s not what we’re talking about.
We’re talking about using the word illegal as an adjective: “illegal immigrant”. Immigrant is a noun, illegal is an adjective.
No, we’re talking about using it as a noun. Saying “an illegal”. Not saying “an illegal immigrant”.
Nope, that’s not what we’re talking about.