“I don’t like to read about myself, but it’s not like I’m some superstar who has stuff written about them all the time.” - Mandy Moore, on her status as a celebrity
This quote contains two errors: the use of “like” as a subordinating conjunction and an error in pronoun/antecedent agreement.
“Like” is not a subordinating conjunction. In this sentence, the subordinate clause “like I’m some superstar who has stuff written about them all the time” requires a subordinating conjunction. “Like” can function as a preposition, but here it is not introducing a prepositional phrase. To correct the sentence, use a subordinating conjunction such as “as if.”
The antecedent in the second clause is “superstar,” which is singular. The referent pronoun is “their,” which is plural. To correct the sentence, use a singular referent pronoun.
This version of Mandy's statement corrects the errors:
“I don’t like to read about myself, but it’s not as if I’m some superstar who has stuff written about her all the time.”
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