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Beauty Queen v. Blogger
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 [...]
Too much hope, not enough commas
All the talk of hope in this morning’s interview with pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen appears to have flustered Robin Roberts.
“We just try to help people stay encouraged, not to get bitter, not to just resent things, but really stay hopeful,” Victoria told her.
“I like to tell people to get their hopes up,” Joel added.
By [...]
ABC, mind your p’s and q’s
ABC issued a press release about the much-anticipated finale of The Bachelor. The headline reads:
“DeAnna Pappas Pays a Surprise Visit to Jason That Impacts His Final Decision.”
First, the prepositional phrases in this sentence are problematic. She pays a “visit to Jason that impacts his decision.” Why not “pays Jason a visit that impacts his decision.” [...]
Mandel’s mistake
Last night, for only the second time in the history of the American show, someone won a million dollars on Deal or No Deal. It was a bright spot for the show, but not so much for the grammatically-challenged host, Howie Mandel.
Toward the end of the show, Mandel explained to contestant Tomorrow Rodriguez that, despite [...]
Say it ain’t so, Joe
He may look mellow, but Joe Wurzelbacher told the media he’s “completely flabbergasted” by the attention he’s eliciting.
To be flabbergasted means to be struck dumb with astonishment and surprise, to be astounded. There are not degrees of flabbergastation. It’s an absolute: You either are or you aren’t.
In the competition for headlines and eyeballs and voters [...]
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