multiple subjects, including speaker
Meghan McCain recently told Meredith Viera that she loves the cover of her children’s book because the painting is based off a real picture of “me and my dad.”
Does that prick your inner grammarian? It should. This is a case where grammar and etiquette join forces, dictating that whenever the speaker is [...]

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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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