Crisis-talking McCain ended his Meet the Press interview by — surprise, surprise — reminding Americans how worried they are.
“People are very worried now — very, very worried — and have every reason to be,” McCain said. “I think it’s all about who can assure a better future.”
Let’s have some straight talk about assure vs. ensure. [...]

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John McCain can’t stop stressing the enormity of the financial crisis. A month ago he told Katie Couric, “The financial crisis is on the verge of a very, very serious, most serious crisis since the end of World War II.”
McCain got carried away again on Sunday with Tom Brokaw, when he attempted to describe the [...]

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singular-plural disagreement, redundancy

Tom Brokaw made multiple linguistic mistakes on this morning’s Meet the Press. His opening statement was problematic. He said, “Our issues this Sunday: the American financial system in deep crisis.”
Many of us dramatize speech. We want people to listen closely. We want to sound as intense as possible. And, to be sure, this [...]

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