Sarkozy's tough-guy language helped elect him President in 2007.
He delights in a tough-guy language that owes as much to Mickey Spillane as to Raymond Chandler.
The reality is more complex: a mix of non-ideological pragmatism, a dose of idealism and the tactical tough-guy language of a latter-day Lyndon B. Johnson.
"They've put him in situations where his natural rhetoric, which is very much regular-guy language, fits and is very appealing," said a Republican who advises the administration.
It is unusual for George W. Bush to identify a mistake he has made as president, yet it is welcome news that he now regrets using tough-guy language, "bring it on," to taunt Iraqi insurgents.
"Guys' body language is totally different.
For a time Mr. Takacs's pitch-perfect delivery of the tough-guy terse language, set against Ms. Careless's writhing, arching-backed posing, feels resonant: man as brute and victim; woman as unobtainable temptress, fallen angel.
What a guy! nbcnews.com The language of love Prostitutes in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte are signing up in droves for free language classes in order to be ready for a barrage of foreign visitors to the tropical country during the 2014 soccer World Cup.
This guy speaks my language.
"In your opinion, does this guy know sign language at all?" Kimmel asked.
He might be a low-key guy, but the language Morris uses when discussing Brownback and his allies is anything but.
