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Hoping for a shotgun wedding
PEOPLE recently asked Gov. Palin about her daughter Bristol’s wedding. “Wedding next summer, is that right?” Sandra Sobieraj Westfall inquired.
“Um,” Palin said, “hopefully before that. But Bristol turns 18 in a few days. That’s what we wanted her to wait for: 18 and a decision on her own about how she’s going to forward — [...]
‘A toxic mess’
We’re still scratching our heads over Gov. Palin’s debate performance, waiting on a Fargo language expert to help us sift through a heckuva a lot of issues. So stay tuned.
But for now, consider this mangled mess of a statement:
“There have been so many changes in the conditions of our economy in just even these past [...]
My hometown is more American than yours
Just as Obama and McCain got hung up comparing bracelets from deceased soldiers in their first debate, Biden and Palin seemed intent on out-hometowning each other last night.
“I think we need a little bit of reality from Wasilla Main Street there brought to Washington, DC,” Palin said at one point.
Biden immediately played the same card.
“Look, [...]
A ‘vast variety’ of errors
The more interviews Gov. Palin grants, the less intelligent she sounds.
CBS aired a mind-numbing interview yesterday in which the governor assured Katie Couric that, though she couldn’t name a single magazine or newspaper, she’s been reading a “vast variety of sources.”
Variety, by definition, is a diverse assortment. Unless you’re reading an unusually eclectic range of [...]
Gaffes with Gibson
singular vs. plural, passive voice, using possessives with gerunds
It appears Sarah Palin’s aides were so busy prepping her on foreign affairs and national security that they didn’t have time to review grammar.
The governor made many singular-plural mistakes, particularly when describing states and nations, which are singular. For example, in the Thursday interview, Palin told [...]
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