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Meghan’s first kiss
by christina in October 27th, 2008
Topics: Politics Tags: absolutes, McCain Blogette, Meghan McCain, needless intensifiers, run-on sentences, singular-plural disagreement, word choice
Meghan McCain gushes about the Ramones in a recent post. She writes:
I have been a fan since around sixth grade when I first heard the song “I Want To Be Sedated” on the radio and was immediately hooked (I even had my first kiss while “Beat on the Brat” was playing in the background). The [...]
Meghan’s bad marks
by christina in October 27th, 2008
The peroxide may be seeping into Meghan McCain’s brain: She’s using quotation marks with reckless abandon.
Meghan titled today’s post “Colorado.” Another recent post, which chronicles her birthday, was titled “24. Every headline she writes is enclosed in quotation marks. None is necessary.
Quotation marks indicate that you’re repeating what someone said or wrote verbatim. They [...]
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