NPR, sheesh
“There has been a lot of complaints....”
NPR, sheesh
You can walk a line. You can thread a needle. You can walk the line if you’re Johnny Cash. But you cannot walk a needle. Ouch.
NPR, sheesh
“In Greek and Roman mythology, Venus is the goddess of love.”
MSNBC, sheesh
“. . . whomever is going to be Speaker.”
NPR, sheesh
“These cookies have taken on new meaning as an adult.”
NPR, sheesh
“As him and his aides think about this.”
NPR, sheesh
“Similar to [a defeated former American president], Bolsonaro,” followed by some verb.
Fat-checking
Sheesh.
“More clear”
Sometimes I want NPR to be more better.
NPR, sheesh
“Commiserate” for “commensurate.”
NPR, sheesh
“Several protestors were attacked by onlookers.” Onlookers? If you’re attacking, you’re not looking on.
NPR, sheesh
“Melee” does not rhyme with “smelly.”
NPR, sheesh
Nooses tighten. Webs ensnare. Plots thicken. Clichés sometimes trip up those who rely upon them.
NPR, sheesh
Donald Trump wasn’t “making an argument” about climate change in his 60 Minutes interview. He was making an unfounded assertion.
NPR, sheesh
From a story about wildfires in the American southwest : “visitors tip well to hear old-timey Western tunes like ‘The Entertainer.’”
NPR, sheesh
“When him and Kim Jong-un . . .”
NPR, sheesh
“. . . before expelling the same amount of British diplomats. . . .”
NPR, sheesh
The “Democratic memo” didn’t drop. The House Intelligence Committee released it.
NPR, sheesh
“Me and people my age.”
NPR, sheesh
“You crafted this movie from scratch.”
NPR, sheesh
“I’m, like, a huge narcissist, so, like, let me get out there, basically.”
NPR, sheesh
“Are you guys, like, becoming a bank?”
NPR, sheesh
Zy-DEK-o music. No.
NPR, sheesh
“While her U.S. teammates are angsting about their events, she’s free to chill.”
NPR, sheesh
A glaring dangling modifier.
NPR, sheesh
Pronouns, subjects, verbs.
NPR, sheesh
Subject-verb disagreement at NPR.
NPR, sheesh
“Everything from Duck Dynasty to Survivor.”