Jenis
- Kata-kata yang bunyinya mirip, misalnya "Nucular power pants" dan bukannya "Nuclear power plants"
- Membuat neologisme, misalnya "tacular" (lakuran dari "tactical" dan "nucular") dan "misunderestimated" ("misunderstood" dan "underestimated")
- Spoonerisme, misalnya "mexed missages" (mixed messages) dan "terriers and bariffs" (barriers and tariffs)
- Membuat bentuk jamak dari berbagai kata ("suiciders", "Internets")
- Struktur kalimat yang redundan, misalnya "We had a chance to visit with Teresa Nelson who's a parent, and a mom or a dad."
- Perubahan tema di tengah kalimat, misalnya "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport."
- Susunan kata yang salah dalam kalimat, misalnya "give my chance a plan to work"
Kalimat terkenal
Umum
- "They misunderestimated me."[1]—Bentonville, Arkansas; 6 November 2000
- "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."[2]—Saginaw, Michigan; 29 September 2000
- "There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, 'Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again.'"[3]—Nashville, Tennessee; 17 September 2002
- "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."[4]—Poplar Bluff, Missouri; 6 September 2004
- "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 14 Mei 2001[5]
- "One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps."—Wawancara dengan Maria Bartiromo dari CNBC, 24 Oktober 2006.[6]
- "I'm going to put people in my place, so when the history of this administration is written at least there's an authoritarian voice saying exactly what happened."[7]—(Sambil mengumumkan ia akan menulis sebuah buku tentang "12 keputusan terberat" yang harus ia buat.)
- "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." (seharusnya dreams take wing)—La Crosse, Wisconsin, 18 Oktober 2000[8]
- "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."—Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 3 Oktober 2003[9]
Spoonerisme
- "If the terriers and bariffs are torn down, this economy will grow."—Januari 2000[8]
Luar negeri
- "Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."—Berbicara kepada Perdana Menteri Australia John Howard di APEC Summit, 7 September 2007. (Baik AS maupun Australia bukan anggota OPEC.)[10]
- "Yesterday, you made note of my—the lack of my talent when it came to dancing. But nevertheless, I want you to know I danced with joy. And no question Liberia has gone through very difficult times."—Berbicara kepada presiden Liberia, Washington, D.C., 22 Oktober 2008[11]
- "Do you have blacks, too?"—Berbicara kepada Presiden Brasil Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., 8 November 2001[12]
- "Vice President mentioned Nigeria is a fledgling democracy. We have to work with Nigeria. That's an important continent."—George W. Bush pada debat presiden di Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 11 Oktober 2000.
Terorisme
- "I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best."—Washington, D.C., 12 Januari 2009[13]
- "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."—Washington, D.C., 5 Agustus 2004[14]
- "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah."—Washington, D.C., 10 Desember 2001[14]
Ekonomi
- "There's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk—that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras—it got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments."—Pidato di suatu acara penggalangan dana swasta yang diam-diam direkam oleh seorang reporter, lalu dibocorkan ke berbagai kantor berita, Houston, Texas, 18 Juli 2008[15]
Pendidikan
- "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"—Florence, South Carolina; 11 Januari 2000
- "As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured."—Pada acara No Child Left Behind Act, Washington, D.C.; 26 September 2007[16]
- "Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are [sic] appalling."—Washington, D.C.; 23 Januari 2004[17]
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