Vice Presidential debates
October 3, 2008
- In last night's vice presidential debate, Sen. Joe Biden used ungrammatical sentences 28 times, not counting grammar errors attributable to "shifts and false starts." Gov. Sarah Palin used 71 ungrammatical sentences not counting shifts and false starts.Because speech -- especially speech under pressure -- is not a perfect reflection of the speaker's language knowledge, this analysis ...
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October 3, 2008
- Once in a while, she reminded me, in a cute way, of my friend's older sister, who says "Gosh darn it" when she's angry.And maybe she's a nice lady and only mean as spit when she's riled.And maybe she's a mean lady, who's just charming when she needs to be.And I would trust Joe Biden with my kids, and with any day of the week.But there were plenty of moments, during the first ...
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