“Pacman” got the green light to play in Sunday’s game. Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones will not be disciplined for a recent scuffle with his bodyguard.
Team owner Jerry Jones said the incident was innocuous. “They were literally kidding each other,” he said. “They were jiving around…”
The owner went on to say he never expected a [...]

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verb-object agreement
Just as his quarterback wasn’t connecting with his receivers, his verbs weren’t connecting with his objects. Times are tough for Vikings coach Brad Childress.
He decided to replace QB Tarvaris Jackson with veteran Gus Frerotte. His grammar still needs to be reformed. In describing the athletic change, Childress said, “I know there’s many other plays, [...]

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Associated Press writer Paul Newberry chronicles the sexual abuse U.S. Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer endured as a girl.
In the article, Newberry refers to gold-medal speedskater Chris Witty, who was also a victim of childhood abuse. “Once she went public [about the abuse],” Newberry writes, “Witty was overwhelmed by the reaction. She was bombarded with letters [...]

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bad vs. badly
Tom Brady’s knee injury may have lowered our spirits, but that’s no reason to resort to bad grammar. New England coach Bill Belichick recently said, “We feel badly for Tom about the injury.”
Belichick’s attempt to speak correctly (and sound smart) didn’t pan out. When expressing an emotion, it is correct to say you [...]

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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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