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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Michelle Obama told Jay Leno last night that her daughters are blissfully unaffected by their dad’s high-profile presidential campaign. She said they “could care less. [When Barack comes home,] they’re like, ‘Let me show you my soccer trophy. I don’t really care what you do.’”
The problem with this linguistic error is that it inverts your [...]

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Crisis-talking McCain ended his Meet the Press interview by — surprise, surprise — reminding Americans how worried they are.
“People are very worried now — very, very worried — and have every reason to be,” McCain said. “I think it’s all about who can assure a better future.”
Let’s have some straight talk about assure vs. ensure. [...]

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