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Ben: "I would rather not be famous than dead"

"I think, generally speaking, it's not the greatest career move. Personally, I would rather not be famous than dead." - Ben Affleck, on actors who contemplate suicide in pursuit of fame
While the meaning of Ben's statement is clear, the structure of the second sentence is not grammatically correct.
The components of this sentence are a subject […]

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Brad: "what that does to you is makes you more aware"

"I'm a father now, and what that does to you is makes you more aware of other children and the plight of other families." - Brad Pitt
Brad has used the wrong verb form in a verbal phrase. In the clause "what that does to you is makes you more aware of other children and the […]

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Good job! If only everyone were like Jessica…

"You already can't bring your tweezers, and now you can't walk on with a bottle of water. That's a problem for me. If I were traveling with a carry-on only, I would be totally screwed." - Jessica Biel, in People, about the new restrictions for commercial airline travel
Jessica has avoided two common errors, both of […]

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Beyonce: "a liquid diet where" and "if someone wasn't doing a movie"

"It was a liquid diet where you lose weight really fast. I would not recommend it if someone wasn't doing a movie because there are other ways to lose weight." - Beyonce Knowles, on how she lost 20 pounds for her role in the movie Dreamgirls
Beyonce has made two common errors, one involving the use […]

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Good job! Anderson knows when not to split.

"Anybody who claims never to be scared is a fool or a liar or probably both." - Anderson Cooper, on his experiences in the Middle East as he covers the war between Israel and Hezbollah
Anderson has chosen not to split an infinitive. In his statement, the adverb "never" is placed before the infinitive "to be" […]

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