In his RNC acceptance speech, John McCain said he likes to “bend a few rules,” and that proved true, grammatically speaking.
“A lot of prisoners had it worse than I did,” he said. “I’d been mistreated before, but not as badly as others.”
When we make comparisons, we choose between as…as and so…as. The correct choice depends [...]

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Cindy McCain’s convention speech was loaded with sloppy language. Her very first sentence came out poorly. “Before I begin,” she said, ” I would like to introduce you for the seven reasons that John and I are so happy as a family.”
Eek! We introduce an audience to people, not for them.
Cindy made a couple [...]

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In his RNC acceptance speech, John McCain said he likes to “bend a few rules,” and that proved true, grammatically speaking.
“A lot of prisoners had it worse than I did,” he said. “I’d been mistreated before, but not as badly as others.”
When we make comparisons, we choose between as…as and so…as. The correct choice depends [...]

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After enduring a vigorous polish, Gov. Sarah Palin’s RNC acceptance speech still had a few rough spots.
Consider this statement: “We tend to prefer candidates who don’t talk about us one way in Scranton and another way in San Francisco.” It’s a clumsier way to word what could’ve been simple: “We tend to dislike candidates who [...]

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At a book signing in Minneapolis today, Meghan McCain said, “I’m lucky enough to have gotten published.”
Eek.
It has become acceptable to use got in certain cases. But there is no excuse for saying you have gotten published. The proper wording is you have been published.
Meghan’s children’s book, “My Dad, John McCain,” isn’t error-free either. One page reads: [...]

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