Thursday, November 30, 2017

An investigation would flounder

FOUND ONLINE: Many feared that the FBI’s investigation would flounder when Trump fired Comey.

It wouldn't be flounder; it would founder. Fish flounder (flop around); boats (and investigations) founder.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: And she crossed the Atlantic to bolster flagging investor support in London for the foundering English colony in Virginia.

This is used correctly.

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Thursday, November 23, 2017

The worse cornerback

FOUND ONLINE: This ranks him as the worse cornerback in the NFL, as there is plenty of development and growth to be made.

This writer used worse at least three times in this story, and worst would have been the way to go.

ALSO FOUND ONLINE: Oats are high in protein and fiber, both of which are essential to lose weight.

To lose seems wrong to me. You might say in losing weight or in weight loss. And I think we can trim that a bit more.

Oats are high in protein and fiber, two essentials for weight loss.

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(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)
(the book of great NASCAR stories)

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