Unconventional wording, linguistic errors etc. in speeches and interviews by George W. Bush
This article is about George W. Bush's often unconventional use of English. For his political ideologies, see Political positions of George W. Bush. For key foreign policy principles, see Bush Doctrine. For his father, the first President Bush, see George H. W. Bush.
George W. Bush speaking to a Joint Session of Congress, February 2001
Bushisms are unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, and semantic or linguistic errors made in the public speaking of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.[1][2] Common characteristics of Bushisms include malapropisms, spoonerisms, the creation of neologisms or stunt words, and errors in subject–verb agreement.
^Bines, Jonathan (May 1992). Bushisms: President George Herbert Walker Bush in His Own Words. Workman Pub Co. ISBN 978-1-56305-318-4.
^"The 'misunderestimated' president?". BBC. January 7, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2009. The word "Bushism" has been coined to label his occasional verbal lapses during eight years in office, which come to an end on 20 January.
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