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‘That one’
by christina in October 7th, 2008
Topics: Politics Tags: adverbs vs. adjectives, Barack Obama, John McCain, presidential debate, proper use of impact, word choice
Barack Obama, otherwise known as “that one” by his bosom buddy John McCain, also made rhetorical mistakes tonight.
When describing social programs, Obama said he’d eliminate some and “make sure that those that do work work better and cheaper.” Yes, it’s colloquial, but it’s grammatically incorrect. When you’re describing how programs work, you must use adverbs [...]
Weekly highlights
by christina in September 7th, 2008
Topics: Other posts, Politics, Sports Tags: adverbs vs. adjectives, plural singular, RNC, syntax, Weekly highlights
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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