Do you think by saying "if you will", he forces us to think about hypotheticals rather than reality? And hypotheticals distract us from real issues...
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/dickcheney/halliburton.html
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070128/ts_nm/iran_usa_dc
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/9/16/151505.shtml
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/07/cheney.terror/
2007-01-28 14:14:59 · 2 answers · asked by The ~Muffin~ Man 6 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
its just good wishy-washy double-speak
2007-01-29 09:01:40 · answer #1 · answered by Zee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"If you will" is a fairly common expression. Most people develop habits or overused phrases & words they usually don't even notice unless brought to rheit attention.
Two common ones are the repeated use of "right" & "like"
Like I went to a movie w this girl right, & we got there late right. & she was like mad about it right
2007-01-31 22:17:24 · answer #2 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋