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Monthly Archives: May 2006

50 Cent, Ludacris, Ice Cube, and an Error in Diction: latter/last

50 Cent, Ludacris, and Ice Cube have all expressed frustration with Oprah Winfrey for not featuring rap artists on her show. The latter said, "Maybe she's got a problem with hip-hop."
The second sentence contains an error in diction. Since three people are listed, "latter" should not be used. "Latter" refers to the second of two […]

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Angelina, Brad, and an Error in Punctuation

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donated $300,000 to Namibian hospitals, and $15,000 to a community center in Swakopmund.
This sentence contains an error in punctuation. The verb "donated" has a compound object, the two components of which are "$300,000 to Namibian hospitals" (direct object = "$300,000"; indirect object = "Namibian hospitals") and "$15,000 to a community […]

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Michael and an Error in Parallelism

Michael Jackson, who has been living in Bahrain, is preparing to make an appearance in Tokyo to accept an award. His plans for his visit include not only touring the city and visiting orphanages, but also to meet with Asian businessmen.
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The Da Vinci Code, Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette, and an Error in Subject/Verb Agreement

Neither Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code nor Sofia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette were well-received at the Cannes Film Festival, as film critics booed during the screening of each film.

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Brad, Britney, and a Faulty Comparison

Are Brad Pitt's parenting skills as bad as Britney Spears? When he took his infant daughter on a bike ride, she did not wear a helmet and she was carried in a baby-pack that has instructions that warn against using it while riding a bike.
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