People are sharing the words and phrases that would give them away – and it’s fab!

Maybe it’s just what we do for a living – well, living might be overdoing it – but this question prompted a lovely little exchange on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/poniewozik/status/1037512865245265921

It was prompted, of course, by the anonymous White House staffer who blew the whistle on the madness of Donald Trump’s administration.

Here are our favourite replies.

1.

No word — just an abundant use of em dashes.

— Lauren Doyle Owens (@LDoyleOwens) September 6, 2018

2.

I—do this a lot too—for obvious reasons. You see—they’re grrr—rreat.

— Mark Poepsel (@markpoepsel) September 6, 2018

3.

(Overuse of parentheses.) Not a word but…

— Andrew Ellison (@hazmat98) September 6, 2018

4.

So many parentheticals (at least relative to the average)

— Zach Smith (@RZachSmith) September 6, 2018

5.

https://twitter.com/amateuradam/status/1037649584959434753

6.

Asshat.

— Paul Guyot (@Fizzhogg) September 6, 2018

7.

Me too – but we say arse-hat

— Patricia Barraclough (@PMBarraclough) September 6, 2018

8.

Tuschapeau?

— Mike Bissonnette (@mycology306) September 6, 2018

9.

Shitbird https://t.co/Mc1ilEYCxD

— Andy Richter (@AndyRichter) September 6, 2018

10.

Bumberet

— Patricia Barraclough (@PMBarraclough) September 6, 2018

11.

https://twitter.com/Sathnam/status/1037651416377184256

12.

Fannyfez

— Mike Bissonnette (@mycology306) September 6, 2018

13.

Oxford comma, two spaces after a period, an em dash in every other sentence, and “craven shitgoblins” https://t.co/rIcmqzCPCT

— Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) September 6, 2018

14.

Buttbeanie

— Clever Girl (@SadieLeMoyne) September 6, 2018