Read this passage from “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.” Which is the most accurate Standard English translation of the dialect used by author? And the feller studied a minute, and then says, kinder sad like, "Well, I'm only a stranger here, and I ain't got no frog; but if I had a frog, I'd bet you." And the man studied the frog for a while, and then said, in a kindly voice, Well, I’m just a stranger here. I don’t have no frog. If I did have a frog, I’d bet on you.” And the guy studied a minute and then said, in a kind manner, “I’m a stranger in these parts and don’t have a frog. If I had a frog, I’d bet with you.” And the man thought for a minute and said sadly, “Well, I’m only a stranger here, and I don’t have a frog. But if I had a frog, I’d take that bet.” And the dude looked at the clock then cried, “As a stranger, I came without my frog. If I had it, I’d take you up on your bet.”

And the man thought for a minute and said sadly, “Well, I’m only a stranger here, and I don’t have a frog. But if I had a frog, I’d take that bet.”

Explanation: Dialects are a form of language spoken in a specific part of a country. Nevertheless, Standard English translation is used to have a better, and universal understanding of a dialect. In this case, Mark Twain used the phrase: "kinder sad like", which translates to "said sadly". Considering "kinder" is similar to "kind" it can be misinterpreted as "kindly voice" or "kindly manner". However, "kinder sad like" implies a change in the emotion of a person, meaning that the man spoke in a sadder tone due to the absence of a frog to bet with the other man.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

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