Welcome to the latest instalment of English in Progress, the newsletter that keeps you updated on the English language. Fresh in your inbox every first Friday of the month. (Ish!) My name is Heddwen Newton. I am a translator and English teacher and for the past weeks have been a run-after-small-children-er as my young family has been enjoying the summer break.
I think it's worth pointing out to your non-American readers that the primary usage of RINO is a derisive acronym standing for Republican In Name Only. It is used by the more pugnacious members of the party (MAGA for sure, but maybe the Tea Party before them) to call out more centrist Republicans who are insufficiently toeing the party line.
Again a very interesting newsletter; a wide variety of topics and a large number of articles I was interested in reading.
I think it's worth pointing out to your non-American readers that the primary usage of RINO is a derisive acronym standing for Republican In Name Only. It is used by the more pugnacious members of the party (MAGA for sure, but maybe the Tea Party before them) to call out more centrist Republicans who are insufficiently toeing the party line.