Politicians, Watch Your Grammar!

A new study conducted by psychologists at the University of California, Merced and Indiana University, Bloomington, shows that the grammar politicians use affects election outcomes. Using the perfect aspect, in this case the past tense with the word “had,”–instead of the imperfect aspect, “was having,” which conveys continuing action into the present–improves your election chances in upcoming elections by a significant amount, at least for negatively perceived behavior. See http://scim.ag./grammar-matters