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Aristus

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17. English?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2025, 01:28 PM

Monday

You mean like "Ah reckon Ah'm fixin' ta buss somebuddy's ass if'n he dudn't git his trash heap out m'fuckin' way. Gots a skedjuhl ta keep!"

Sure.

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Raw Story: Trump's latest order will demand truck drivers in US speak English [View all] Dennis Donovan Monday OP

So truck drivers in the US have to speak english? MarineCombatEngineer Monday #1

If it is Russian your safe, as per his master.. republianmushroom Monday #4

Pretty funny coming from a man with no self-awareness of how he mangles the English language. Efilroft Sul Monday #2

Yeah, I figured somebody would beat me to it. Paladin Monday #8

He's targeting long haul drivers from Mexico SARose Monday #3

So the Mexican drivers in this program are probably reasonably fluent in English Ocelot II Monday #7

Yes I was wondering about Texas free trade zones SARose Monday #14

Yeah. tRump loves being performative to placate his base & distract from abysmal poll numbers. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #16

Most cities are full of taxi drivers whose English is pretty rudimentary, Ocelot II Monday #5

How about Presidents? C_U_L8R Monday #6

This will be DOA. Norbert Monday #9

So if a truck driver is headed to San Franciscoand is stopped by a cop Chipper Chat Monday #10

San Diego is Saint James in English .. haele Monday #11

San Ricardo becomes Saint Dick. LOL. Chipper Chat Monday #15

Most of the truck drivers I've known speak fluent profanity as a common English dialect. Will that do? Ping Tung Monday #12

To disrupt the trade from Mexico to Canada Blue Full Moon Monday #13

English? Aristus Monday #17

Oh well Mountainguy Monday #18