It’s the language we use.
The right way is to say “30th presidential administration” not “30th president”
When you leave office the administration ends. Doesn’t matter if that takes one term or two, or for FDR even more.
If that same person wins election after a gap, it’s the same president, but a different administration.
The joy of language…
If something sounds stupid and doesn’t make sense how we use it, chances are because at some point everyone just shortened something because “everyone knows what I’m talking about”.
Like, I’m sure there’s already kids that don’t know what LOL actually stands for, just that it means something is funny.
Etc and e.g. are already there.
No one does it better than the Brits tho. Cockney rhyming slang is just the most etymological fascinating shit ever. Like half the words in a sentence sound like random gibberish, but that’s the entire point of it.
They do it because they don’t want anyone to know what they’re talking about, unless they already know what they’re talking about.
At the end of the day, words just represent what we agree they represent.
But especially in English, that rarely makes logical sense when just looking at present usage.
That’s not even accurate either, since most if not all presidents have made changes to Cabinet officials and other key positions after being reelected.
When you get new tires on your car, do you tell people you got a new car?
Nope, but that’s a false analogy since the only part of the presidential “car” that’s always the same in the second (or third or fourth) term is the driver.
Some presidents have replaced what amounts to most of the motor and the body for their subsequent terms, making it the second car for that driver but not a different driver.
Dang you better resolve this one quickly as 45 prepares to become 47.
But you’re right, that’s just one president twice.
I think term years also applies here. #45’s term was 2017-2021, if he…god forbid wins again #47’s term years are 2025-2028.
We apparently do this with doctor Who as well.
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