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Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apology

  • Written by Edwin Battistella, Professor of Linguistics, Southern Oregon University
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the death of the public political apologyIs 'expressing regrets' the equivalent of sticking air quotes around apologies?Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

When Georgia representative and sometime QAnon enthusiast Marjorie Taylor Greene met with fellow House Republicans on Feb. 3, she may have apologized. Or she may not have.

During the closed-door meeting in which...

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