RoyChavelle t1_j63kv2e wrote
Reply to comment by froggison in AP Stylebook includes 'The French' in list of 'general and often dehumanizing 'the' labels. by wewhomustnotbenamed
They were saying it was ironic because in your last sentence you said “the poor” in the same sentence as the term French people. Just a silly - pretty good silly Wino
featherfooted t1_j64w5jj wrote
It's a series of adjectives though?
"the poor, downtrodden French people"
That's not "the poor & the French"
RoyChavelle t1_j65fpbb wrote
They’re just saying it’s funny that the two words ended up being together, not that the person is wrong, it’s what could be best described as a “dad joke”.
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