"Coming out of marriage in your mid-thirties, it's an interesting place to be." - Uma Thurman, in Eve
Uma's statement can be interpreted in two ways. One interpretation contains a dangling participle, and the other features awkward diction.
The word "coming" is a verbal, which is a verb form that functions not as a verb but as […]
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