Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

today we are all

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.44 in modern English

Syllables: to-day we are all
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.

American usage

Example Sentences

""I know I speak for every American when I say to him today, we are all Georgians"."
"Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman punctuated the day with a speech to Christians United for Israel last night, declaring that "today, we are all Israelis.""
"No progress in human affairs will ever be built on the blood of innocent people. Today, we are all Spanish."
"Madness, even under the pretext of despair, is never a force that can regenerate the world. That is why today we are all Americans."

Etymology

Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

today we are all ... (canonical)

Phrases

I am Spartacus

Frequently Paired Words

I am Spartacus

Questions

What does today we are all mean?: An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
Where does today we are all come from?: Probably originates from "today we are all Republicans", said by a physician attending U.S. President Ronald W. Reagan prior to a surgery.

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