The post praises someone's command of the English language in a political context, acknowledging their skill while expressing mild disagreement.
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Have you ever been watching Parliament TV and wondered how much can these guys talk? Turns out there's an answer. Analysis shows the average amount of words spoken by MPs this term is 102,000 of them. But one MP stands head and shoulders above the rest as Parliament's chatty cathy. Lawrence Zunan is a Green MP, the most verbose MP in Parliament. He spoke over 420,000 words over the last term. Congratulations, Lawrence, that's a hell of a performance.
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second language speaker excels in verbal engagement
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