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Thanks to Donald Trump for giving us such an education

President-elect Donald Trump boards an elevator after speaking with the media at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016.
President-elect Donald Trump boards an elevator after speaking with the media at Trump Tower in New York, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016. Andrew Harnik The Associated Press

Kudos to The Donald. Thanks to him, our collective vocabulary quotient has been elevated. We now can define words like xenophobia, misogyny and Islamophobia sans dictionary. Additionally, we are experts on our Constitution’s Emoluments Clause. Such unanticipated gifts!

Karen Beckman, Morro Bay

This story was originally published December 6, 2016 at 7:20 PM with the headline "Thanks to Donald Trump for giving us such an education."

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