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Apple announced Friday that it will recall some of its ultracompact USB power adapters because, “under certain conditions,” the adapter’s metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, “creating the risk of electric shock.”
The press release continued: “Customer safety is always Apple’s top priority so it has voluntarily decided to exchange [...]

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CBS’ 60 Minutes will devote its entire broadcast Sunday to profiles of John McCain and Barack Obama. Steve Kroft explained the decision. “I can’t get into a cab or have a conversation with somebody on the street without the conversation turning to politics,” he said. “The country is totally engaged right now.”
Engaged, by definition, means [...]

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Associated Press writer Paul Newberry chronicles the sexual abuse U.S. Olympic swimmer Margaret Hoelzer endured as a girl.
In the article, Newberry refers to gold-medal speedskater Chris Witty, who was also a victim of childhood abuse. “Once she went public [about the abuse],” Newberry writes, “Witty was overwhelmed by the reaction. She was bombarded with letters [...]

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Cindy McCain’s convention speech was loaded with sloppy language. Her very first sentence came out poorly. “Before I begin,” she said, ” I would like to introduce you for the seven reasons that John and I are so happy as a family.”
Eek! We introduce an audience to people, not for them.
Cindy made a couple [...]

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In his RNC acceptance speech, John McCain said he likes to “bend a few rules,” and that proved true, grammatically speaking.
“A lot of prisoners had it worse than I did,” he said. “I’d been mistreated before, but not as badly as others.”
When we make comparisons, we choose between as…as and so…as. The correct choice depends [...]

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