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Tonight was John McCain’s chance to champion Joe the Plumber, and he seized the opportunity with vigor. Whenever conversation veered, he brought it back on track. “We’re talking about Joe the Plumber,” he reminded Barack Obama at one point.
As thrilled as Joe may be, linguists were less satisfied with McCain’s performance.
In a humorous twist on [...]

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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 [...]

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Once again our maverick McCain refused to abide by the dictates of the English language. He committed an impressive number of rhetorical mistakes tonight, given the amount of time he spent repeatedly calling the audience of undecided voters “my friends.”
He may have been in the presence of purported friends, but McCain sure couldn’t get his [...]

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As Barack Obama and John McCain assessed the nation’s many problems in last night’s debate, they committed many linguistic mistakes. Perhaps a delayed debate would’ve been beneficial, had it afforded them time to brush up on The Elements of Style. Then they would’ve been armed with solid grammar, along with twin bracelets from the mothers [...]

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