If Sen. Arlen Specter is trying to come across as confident and measured about his party switch, he ought to choose his words more carefully.
“I am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers and have my candidacy for re-election determined in a general election,” he said in a statement.
Evidently, Old Man Specter is [...]

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Miss California is convinced Perez Hilton cost her the crown.
“If I had any other question, I know I would have won,” Carrie Prejean told Fox News.

Here’s the problem — well, one of the problems.
Carrie is speaking in the past perfect tense, describing an action (the pageant interview) that happened before a related event (her analysis [...]

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The White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll appears to have filled the president with such glee he became lightheaded and experienced some grammatical confusion.
“To see so many children out here having a great time just fills Michelle and myself and the entire family with a whole lot of joy,” President Obama said.
“Myself” drips with egotism [...]

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Kendra Wilkinson’s latest blog post is titled, “Me and Hank at the shooting range.” It features, unsurprisingly, a close-up of Kendra and a tiny shot of her fiance, Hank Baskett.
This is an example where grammar and etiquette align. Anytime you have multiple subjects and the speaker is among them, she should go last. (Kendra’s not [...]

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“Lindsay has always enjoyed a Red Bull, but she eats. Everybody needs to mind their own business and stop worrying about what Lindsay eats or doesn’t eat.”
That’s what Lindsay Lohan’s rep told People, denying rumors she’s on a liquid diet based on frequent Red Bulls.
I, however, believe it is my business to point out that [...]

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