Sen. Joe Biden should have submitted his speech to a few more editors before going live Aug. 27. Linguistically, it was the sloppiest of the DNC’s keynoters.
First there was the reference to his late father. “I wish that my dad was here tonight,” Biden said.
Anytime you describe a condition contrary to fact, you’re [...]

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continual vs. continuous
Having just said she was sick of discussing her famous derrière, Kim Kardashian chatted freely about the impact “Dancing with the Stars” may have on her toosh. “I’m hoping that it’ll firm it up and shape it up,” she told reporters.
Kim is exercising like never before, dancing eight hours a day with [...]

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fewer vs. less
Sen. Joe Biden should have submitted his speech to a few more editors before going live tonight. Linguistically, it was the sloppiest of the DNC’s keynoters.
First there was the reference to his late father. “I wish that my dad was here tonight,” Biden said.
Anytime you describe a condition contrary to fact, you’re using [...]

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proper use of the dash
A staff member sent out an e-mail from Sen. Obama today. The 108-word message contains four dashes, none of which is correct.
Christina –
I am so lucky to be married to the woman who delivered that speech last night.
Michelle was electrifying, inspiring, and absolutely magnificent. I get a lot of credit [...]

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Like vs. as
It’s important for politicians to convince Americans they’re just like us — regardless of the number of homes they own, or the fact that they are running presidential campaigns orchestrated by strategists, speech writers and makeup artists.
The simplest, surest way to make this point, it seems, is to use the word “like,” and, [...]

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