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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proper use of the dash
A staff member sent out an e-mail from Sen. Obama today. The 108-word message contains four dashes, none of which is correct.
Christina –
I am so lucky to be married to the woman who delivered that speech last night.
Michelle was electrifying, inspiring, and absolutely magnificent. I get a lot of credit [...]

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maintaining singular pronouns
Speaking about an unnamed vice-presidential candidate without revealing the person’s sex poses a grammatical challenge that Sen. Barack Obama failed today.
He started off well in the interview that aired on “The Early Show” this morning.
“Obviously, the most important question is: Is this person ready to be president?” Obama said.
So far, so good.
Identifying the [...]

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Sen. Obama, don’t compare your kids to their teammates
An interview request from People probably sounds relaxing to the Obamas, who have been scrutinized by many other publications. Still, they must always watch their words.
Barack talked sports. “Malia loves soccer, but she’s still so tall and gangly compared to some of these little kids who [...]

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