Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Mistake 13

The Times-Delphic (March 2, 2009)

Vice President of Student Life Eric Gudmundson (AS, J3) presided over a turbulent Student Senate meeting Thursday. Gudmundson, filling in for Student Body President Kevin Kuhle (J4), scrambled to mediate a heated discussion during speakers and issues centered around negative campaigning

I had to read this sentence several times before I figured out what they meant and why it sounded so weird. You can't do something during speakers; you can do only do something during speaking. This mistake is a little more understandable than the next one. You really can't do anything during issues. How can something be during an issue? It's not an event or anything with a timeframe.

1 comment:

  1. speakers and issues is an actual portion of the student senate meeting. It is a single noun 'speakers and issues'. It sounds kind of funny in this sentence but it does make sense...if you have an understand of the Drake Student Senate meetings. In this case it is an event and does have a timeframe os something can take place during speakers and issues.

    Kevin Kuhle
    Former Drake Student Body President

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