eliminating ‘that’
It’s no surprise that John McCain’s staff jumped on a comment Joe Biden made yesterday in New Hampshire. In answering a question about Hillary Clinton, Biden said, “She’s easily qualified to be vice president of the United States of America and, quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.”
Ben Porritt, a [...]

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Sen. Joe Biden should have submitted his speech to a few more editors before going live Aug. 27. Linguistically, it was the sloppiest of the DNC’s keynoters.
First there was the reference to his late father. “I wish that my dad was here tonight,” Biden said.
Anytime you describe a condition contrary to fact, you’re [...]

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fewer vs. less
Sen. Joe Biden should have submitted his speech to a few more editors before going live tonight. Linguistically, it was the sloppiest of the DNC’s keynoters.
First there was the reference to his late father. “I wish that my dad was here tonight,” Biden said.
Anytime you describe a condition contrary to fact, you’re using [...]

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In his first speech as Sen. Barack Obama’s VP pick, Sen. Joe Biden wanted to be taken literally. Very literally. He had used the word six times before reaching the seven-minute mark.
“Folks, again, it’s not, it’s not political sloganeering when I say we literally can’t afford four more years of this non-energy policy, written by [...]

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In his first speech as Sen. Barack Obama’s VP pick, Sen. Joe Biden wanted to be taken literally. Very literally. He had used the word six times before reaching the seven-minute mark.
“Folks, again, it’s not, it’s not political sloganeering when I say we literally can’t afford four more years of this non-energy policy, written by [...]

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