word choice
When the Bidens and Obamas gave their first so-happy-together interview, they underscored the importance of careful word choice. Both Sen. Biden and Michelle Obama misspoke, and as a result, their statements carried sexual connotations.
Sen. Biden talked about conquering his stuttering. “I had to screw up all my courage to take a public speaking [...]

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vocatives
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is so excited by the prospect of dressing her baby in a rock-inspired onesie that she appears to have overlooked the flagrant punctuation error.
When somebody is being spoken to directly, his or her name must be separated from the rest of the sentence with a comma. Old-school grammarians call the noun, pronoun or [...]

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In his first speech as Sen. Barack Obama’s VP pick, Sen. Joe Biden wanted to be taken literally. Very literally. He had used the word six times before reaching the seven-minute mark.
“Folks, again, it’s not, it’s not political sloganeering when I say we literally can’t afford four more years of this non-energy policy, written by [...]

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In his first speech as Sen. Barack Obama’s VP pick, Sen. Joe Biden wanted to be taken literally. Very literally. He had used the word six times before reaching the seven-minute mark.
“Folks, again, it’s not, it’s not political sloganeering when I say we literally can’t afford four more years of this non-energy policy, written by [...]

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maintaining singular pronouns
Speaking about an unnamed vice-presidential candidate without revealing the person’s sex poses a grammatical challenge that Sen. Barack Obama failed today.
He started off well in the interview that aired on “The Early Show” this morning.
“Obviously, the most important question is: Is this person ready to be president?” Obama said.
So far, so good.
Identifying the [...]

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