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LetMyPeopleVote

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53. trump's letter to Japan is 528 words long and has 20 grammatical errors
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 09:35 AM
Jul 2025


WHAT A JOKE: This is Trump’s letter to Japan, raising tariffs on them.

The letter is 528 words long and has 20 grammatical errors. Here they all are.

•“Great Honor” – unnecessary capitalization (should be “great honor”)

•“Trading Relationship” – should be “trading relationship”

•“Trade Deficit” – should be “trade deficit”

•“Country.” – awkward sentence structure leading into “Nevertheless,” (run-on-like transition)

•“TRADE.” – no need for all caps; “trade” would suffice

•“Number One Market in the World, by far.” – informal and poorly structured for a formal letter

•“Tariff, and Non Tariff, Policies” – should be “tariff and non-tariff policies”
(hyphen needed; unnecessary commas)

•“far from Reciprocal” – “reciprocal” should not be capitalized

•“only 25% on any and all Japanese products” – awkward phrasing; “on all Japanese products” would be clearer

•“separate from all Sectoral Tariffs.” – “sectoral tariffs” should not be capitalized

•“Tariff” – capitalized repeatedly when it shouldn’t be

•“Tariff will be subject to that higher Tariff.” – redundant and confusing phrasing

•“we will do everything possible to get approvals quickly, professionally. and routinely” – period should be a comma or semicolon

•“In other words, in a matter of weeks.” – fragment; awkward placement and tone

•“If for any reason you decide to raise your Tariffs, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by,” – clunky and redundant

•“Please understand that these Tariffs…” – “tariffs” should not be capitalized

•“Tariff, and Non Tariff,” – again, “non-tariff” should be hyphenated and neither word should be capitalized

•“Trade Barriers,” – unnecessary capitalization

•“This Deficit is a major threat…” – “deficit” should not be capitalized

• “National Security!” – overly dramatic; should be lowercase and period, not exclamation mark

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It is clear that trump had people take his tests and write his papers in undergrad LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #1
It is all a publicity stunt and attention seeking behavior. Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #2
They aren't f..king legal either. Congress has the ultimate legal authority to invoke trade policy--not Trump... hlthe2b Jul 2025 #3
It's such a lazy cut and paste job C_U_L8R Jul 2025 #4
He does not have a Wharton MBA malaise Jul 2025 #5
Exactly PJMcK Jul 2025 #48
Well said malaise Jul 2025 #54
Did he type that up? Biophilic Jul 2025 #6
if you can't do any better than this NJCher Jul 2025 #41
The verbiage is so stilted that it's hard to read. greatauntoftriplets Jul 2025 #7
Who wrote these letters? Irish_Dem Jul 2025 #8
I would read a tell-all book that explains the strategy behind Trump's bizarre capitalization scheme Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #9
In German, all Nouns are capitalized. eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #20
That lone element makes a twisted kind of sense. IbogaProject Jul 2025 #30
No, just no NJCher Jul 2025 #40
Ok IbogaProject Jul 2025 #46
Oh please! Don't give that monstrosity sdfernando Jul 2025 #31
If that were a consistent feature, then fine Prairie Gates Jul 2025 #36
Dear Mr. Japan... Swede Jul 2025 #10
No doubt a friend (or Friend ?) of Tim Apple ? nt eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #18
These letters are embarrassing even by Trump's lofty standards LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #11
Only thing missing is "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" sop Jul 2025 #12
Check out post #11... dpibel Jul 2025 #21
There it is! sop Jul 2025 #47
People in Japan are like, so he is taxing his own people Johonny Jul 2025 #13
+1 dalton99a Jul 2025 #49
If these are real I am astonished dsc Jul 2025 #14
It's a distraction from the fact that Don Old Hassler Jul 2025 #15
These must be fake Mossfern Jul 2025 #16
See post 28, NJCher Jul 2025 #43
Thanks for the suggestion Mossfern Jul 2025 #44
I Can't Believe It's Not English! Efilroft Sul Jul 2025 #17
There is a lot of emphasis on the poor grammar and the senseandsensibility Jul 2025 #19
I can't see Donald dictating any letter stillcool Jul 2025 #22
"TRADE" Pinback Jul 2025 #23
X links don't load for me, but... Orrex Jul 2025 #24
That would have been better progressoid Jul 2025 #28
A recent study says that the average American reads and writes at an eighth grade level. flashman13 Jul 2025 #25
Trumpezz? DBoon Jul 2025 #42
Holy crap! Seriously? PatSeg Jul 2025 #26
Is English his first language? Diamond_Dog Jul 2025 #27
No. The truth is, he doesn't really have one. JHB Jul 2025 #37
Both NPR and CNN have posted pics of Leavitt holding up Gaugamela Jul 2025 #29
I read the first few sentences and thought BidenRocks Jul 2025 #32
Foreign leaders swong19104 Jul 2025 #33
Q: How did you get your job at the Trump White House? AverageOldGuy Jul 2025 #34
! LudwigPastorius Jul 2025 #35
Trump's letter to the Heard and McDonald Islands jmbar2 Jul 2025 #38
With the G.O.P., quality is never Job One JHB Jul 2025 #39
"Dear Vladdy, MorbidButterflyTat Jul 2025 #45
"the number one market in the world by far" Demovictory9 Jul 2025 #50
Im surprised he doesn't cut words out of magazines tavernier Jul 2025 #51
Forget Wharton. My 4th grade teacher would have flunked him. Norbert Jul 2025 #52
trump's letter to Japan is 528 words long and has 20 grammatical errors LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #53
'What a joke': Trump tariff letter torn apart by vicious copy edit LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2025 #55
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