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Colin, Tom, and an Error in Diction: allusion/illusion

Colin Farrell has been publicly mocking his Minority Report co-star Tom Cruise. In an interview on Today, Colin said to host Matt Lauer, "Stop being glib, Matt! You're glib, Matt, you're glib, you're glib." Colin was making an illusion to Tom's accusation that Matt was being glib when he questioned the celebrity Scientologist about his […]

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Beyonce and Three Errors: Modifier Confusion, Redundant Diction, and Pronoun Confusion

Beyoncé Knowles says she feels badly about her behavior during a duet performance with Prince at the 2004 Grammy Awards. She explains that the reason she did not share the microphone with her singing partner is because her diva alter ego, who she refers to as "Sasha," took over her body and stole the show.
These […]

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Carmen, Dave, and Two Errors in Diction: its/it's and their/they're

Its over between Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro: Carmen's representative announced that their separating after less than three years of marriage.
This sentence contains two errors in diction:

The third person singular possessive pronoun "its" has been used in place of the contracted form of "it is."
The third person plural possessive pronoun "their" has been used in […]

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Mischa and an Error in Diction: advice/advise

Mischa Barton is following the advise of Richard Attenborough, the director of her next film, Closing the Ring, and is taking acting classes at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
This sentence contains an error in diction. The word "advise" is a verb that means "to give advice to; to counsel." The correct word to use […]

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Suri and cite/sight/site

The verb "cite" means "to refer to or quote as an example, authority, or proof."
Us Weekly cites the statement of an unnamed source in an article about the absence of photographs of Suri Cruise.
The verb "sight" means "to catch a look at" and the noun "sight" means "something that is seen; the act or sensation […]

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