Donald Trump tweeted out on Tuesday morning: “After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized.” (An hour later he deleted the tweet). It wasn’t the most edifying of moments and he quickly corrected himself, deleting the original and correcting “pour” to “pore”. This moment of exquisite irony was not lost on the novelist JK Rowling: It’s good fun to see one the world’s most famous novelists troll Trump on his spelling in real time, but there’s a far more interesting dimension to this clash of personalities – Rowling’s books show both why Trump won and why Hillary Clinton lost in the 2016 US presidential election. Voldemort, from Rowling’s series of Harry Potter novels, is a … [Read more...] about ‘Despite their spat, Donald Trump and JK Rowling may have more in common than they think’
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JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump’s ‘writing skills’ over tweet typo
0 Have your say Harry Potter author JK Rowling has mocked US President Donald Trump on Twitter, pointing out a typo in a tweet he posted boasting about his writing ability. The US president shared the tweet attacking the media over “Fake News”, while also boasting about his ‘many best selling books’ and his ‘ability to write.’Mr Trump wrote: “After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized!”• READ MORE: One year of Trump: his most bizarre tweets as PresidentThe president however misspelt ‘pore over’ as ‘pour over.’Best-selling author Rowling picked up on the unfortunate typo, retweeting it and writing ‘hahaha’ over and over in a series of tweets.She also was … [Read more...] about JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump’s ‘writing skills’ over tweet typo
JK Rowling tweet laughing at Donald Trump after spelling gaffe
JK Rowling has issued a tweet laughing at US President Donald Trump. The post on Twitter came after he misspelt a word in a tweet boasting about his writing prowess. Trump said: "After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. "I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized!" He used the phrase "pour over," when the grammatically correct version would have been "pore over." "Harry Potter" author Rowling, a critic of Trump, proceeded to laugh at the mistake in a series of tweets. The President eventually corrected himself. Ireland's premier has said he profoundly regrets if anyone believes he does not support a free press following comments he reportedly made at an event in the US. It was claimed that Leo Varadkar criticised the media at the private event, saying it is one of the few issues where he could … [Read more...] about JK Rowling tweet laughing at Donald Trump after spelling gaffe
JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump over ‘pour’ spelling
JK Rowling has mocked Donald Trump on Twitter, pointing out an unfortunate typo in a tweet he posted to brag about his writing ability. The bestselling Harry Potter author, who has sold over 500 million books across the world, was so amused by Mr Trump's error she filled her Twitter feed with laughter - writing "hahaha" for lines on end. Her hilarity was prompted by a tweet the US president posted attacking "Fake News" and explaining his idiosyncratic use of capital letters.Mr Trump wrote: "After having written many best selling books, and somewhat priding myself on my ability to write, it should be noted that the Fake News constantly likes to pour over my tweets looking for a mistake. I capitalize certain words only for emphasis, not b/c they should be capitalized!" In a series of tweets, Rowling wrote "pour" (again followed by lots of laughter), before mocking his claim to have "written many best-selling books", suggesting Mr Trump may use a ghostwriter.A biographer of the … [Read more...] about JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump over ‘pour’ spelling
JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump on Twitter after he makes ‘pour’ spelling mistake while boasting about his writing skills
HARRY Potter author JK Rowling has trolled Donald Trump after he made a spelling mistake while boasting about his writing skills on Twitter. The writer mocked the US president, who bragged about penning “many bestselling books” and claimed the media “constantly likes to pour over my tweets”. Rowling then took to Twitter to point out that he had misspelled “pore over” as “pour over”. She also slammed Trump for his tendency to capitalise random words and his “best-selling author” claims, noting that he had used a ghostwriter for his books. According to Merriam Webster, the definition of “pour” is to “cause to flow in a stream,” or “to supply or produce freely”. Trump should have used the word “pore”, meaning to read or study attentively. Rowling tweeted: “*wipes eyes, tries to control breathing* Seriously, @realdonaldtrump is the Gratest Writer on earth.” She was … [Read more...] about JK Rowling trolls Donald Trump on Twitter after he makes ‘pour’ spelling mistake while boasting about his writing skills