The president-elect’s new chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, may have faced the nation yesterday, but he didn’t have much information to share with the nation. And yet, despite all the question dodging, Emanuel still managed to make a grammatical mistake — in his very first response.
“But you should know, one cautionary note, in past times [...]

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The president-elect made a grammatical error in the opening statement of his first press conference. “This morning we woke up to more sobering news about the state of our economy,” he said. “The 240,000 jobs lost in October marks the 10th consecutive month that our economy has shed jobs.”
The problem? A plural subject — in [...]

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Here’s something John McCain and George Bush have in common: Both have trouble distinguishing people from things.
On Tuesday night McCain thanked his aides and volunteers, “who fought so hard and valiantly, month after month, in what at times seemed to be the most challenged campaign in modern times.”
The next morning, President Bush said, “I congratulated [...]

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Sen. John McCain gave a gracious but error-filled concession speech Tuesday night.
“This is an historic election…” he said. The problem? Historic begins with a consonant — and it’s not silent — which means it should be paired with the article a, not an. John McCain is a hero and his wife is an heiress (because [...]

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After performing a solid paso doble last night, Carrie Ann Inaba instructed timid Susan Lucci to announce to the audience, “I’m doing good!”
Eek!
When you’re describing an action, such as a dance performance, you must use an adverb. “I’m doing well!” Susan should’ve declared. (And wouldn’t it have been something if the soft spoken actress had [...]

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