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Monthly Archives: October 2006

Mel: "me taking responsibility" and "to sort of put anything off of me"

"We're talking about me right now, and me taking responsibility for my words and actions, and I'm certainly not going to use him to sort of put anything off of me. It isn't the explanation for what happened that night. It isn't. It has nothing to do with it. That's in my own heart." - […]

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Hugh: "anyone I know on this planet"

"She has more fun than anyone I know on this planet. She's pure passion, that girl." - Hugh Jackman, in People, about his wife Deborra-Lee Furness
Hugh has made a type of faulty comparison that is commonly found in questions on standardized examinations. The comparison in the first sentence is between "she" (his wife) and "anyone […]

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Courtney: "that girl that lives with no regrets"

"I always thought I'd be that girl that lives with no regrets. I have regrets." - Courtney Love
Courtney has used an incorrect relative pronoun. In the noun phrase "girl that lives with no regrets," the relative pronoun "that" refers to "girl." This is incorrect because "that" should be used to refer only to animals and […]

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Kirsten: "Jason’s and mine relationship"

"Even though it was hard for him to talk to her and they had an awkward relationship, I think by the end they were brother and sister and had such a love for each other. I think they became more like best friends, and that’s what Jason’s and mine relationship is." - Kirsten Dunst, comparing […]

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Ellen: "I definitely cook pasta the best"

"I definitely cook pasta the best, but I've learned to walk away and let him get on with it. It's a metaphor for our relationship." - Ellen Pompeo, in Eve, about her boyfriend Christopher Ivery and their competition in the kitchen

Ellen has used a superlative adverb in place of a comparative adverb. While her choice […]

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