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Tina tries to get it right - and she does!

"When I wrote Mean Girls, I went into it knowing, 'Okay, I don't know anything about story; I really have to try to learn.' I did what everyone does: I read books." - Tina Fey
Tina has avoided the use of a phrase commonly used in colloquial speech and writing that should be avoided in more […]

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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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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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Sienna: "the city and it's inhabitants"

"I want to apologise for my comments which seem to have been misconstrued and taken out of context. I was referring to the fact that we are shooting almost all night shoots on this film and none of us have had an opportunity to fully explore the city. What I have […]

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