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Monthly Archives: May 2006

Sarah and an Error in Diction: affect/effect

Has being out of the limelight effected Sarah Michelle Gellar's sense of style? She was recently seen wearing a very unflattering dress.
This sentence contains an error in diction. The word "effect" has been used instead of "affect."
"Effect" can be used as a noun or a verb. The more common noun form means "a result," while […]

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Lindsay and an Error in Punctuation

Lindsay Lohan will appear in two movies that deal with an assassination; playing a groupie attached to John Lennon in Chapter 27 and an activist in a fictionalized account of the killing of Robert F. Kennedy.
This sentence contains an error in punctuation: a semicolon is used in place of a comma.
A semicolon should only be […]

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Angelina, Brad, and an Error in Diction: imminent/eminent

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have become imminent figures in Namibia: half of the Namibians who voted in a poll believe that the day that Angelina gives birth should be declared a national holiday.
This sentence contains an error in diction. The word "imminent," which means "likely to happen in the near future," is often […]

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Oprah and a Faulty Comparison

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly signed a deal to write a book about weight loss. Her advance is said to be more than Bill Clinton, who received $12 million to write his autobiography, My Life.
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Britney and an Error in Diction: lay/lie

Britney Spears gives her baby ice cream before he lays down to sleep.
This sentence contains an error in diction: the improper use of a form of the verb "to lay."
"To lay" is a transitive verb that means "to place something on a surface" and requires an object. You lay something down.
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