You're either with us, or against us You're either with us, or against us In political communication, the phrase "you're either with us, or against us" and similar variations are used to depict situations as being polarized and to force witnesses, bystanders, or others unaligned with some form of pre-existing conflict to either become allies of the speaking party or lose favor. The implied consequence of not joining the team effort is to be deemed an enemy. An example is the statement of the former US President George W. Bush, who said after 9/11 at the launch of his anti-terrorism campaign in the form "Every nation, in
Nickname personal names from nicknames that became proper names out of former nicknames. English examples are Bob and Rob, nickname variants for Robert. The compound word "ekename", literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase "eaca" "an increase", related to "eacian" "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. To inform an audience or readership of a