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Scarlett: "I appeal to older men more than guys my own age"

"I’ve always mixed with people older than me. I’m often told I appeal to older men more than guys my own age, and I think that’s pretty cool. Older men understand women more. They usually have better taste." - Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett has made an error that is very common in informal speech and writing: she […]

Nick: "the awkwardness is more made up in the media than it is for she and I"

"Honestly, I think the awkwardness is more made up in the media than it is for she and I. I think it will be fine tonight. I'm sure it will." - Nick Lachey, on seeing his ex-wife Jessica Simpson at the MTV Video Music Awards
Nick has made two errors in pronoun case. In the prepositional […]

Eva: "which I can relate to easier than I can to stars today"

"Sophia Loren has been such an inspiration for me. She's beautiful in an offbeat, angular way, which I can relate to easier than I can to stars today." - Eva Mendes, in Lucky
Eva has made two errors in modifier confusion; one is straightforward and the other is relatively complicated. Furthermore, while it is easy to […]

Kevin: "Unlike a lot of stories… I'm not one of those."

"Unlike a lot of stories that you hear about actors who demand lots of things in their contract and lots of people and chefs and all that jazz, I'm not one of those. All I want on location of a movie is a ping-pong table in my living room in the hotel. That's all I […]

Howie: "sitting there in tears, whether it be happiness or frustration"

"I can't tell you how many times I've walked off stage to see producers sitting there in tears, whether it be happiness or frustration." - Deal or No Deal host Howie Mandel in OK Weekly
This quote contains two errors: an error in pronoun/antecedent agreement and a faulty comparison.
Howie chose to use the subjunctive mood in […]

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