Friday, November 21, 2014

Give Into Temptation

I was eating out today and noticed an advertisement for desserts. It said Give Into Temptation.

That sounds OK, but Give In To Temptation would be correct.


FOUND ONLINE: We’re going to fight speed with speed,” Sean Frazier, the athletic director at Northern Illinois, said.

I would prefer this attribution: ...," said Sean Frazier, the athletic director at Northern Illinois.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The type of players...

Found online: ... the source claimed "me first guys" are the type of players Miami is trying to avoid.

I'd change that partial sentence to this:

... the source claimed that Miami is trying to avoid "me-first guys."

It's not as awkward.

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