Well, as you all know, "Avatar" is here. And our friend the misplaced modifier is also here. Both are in the same sentence in my local newspaper:
"But at 2 hours and 42 minutes, the shortcomings gather momentum..."
The shortcomings are 2 hours and 42 minutes long? Yikes!
The new year is coming shortly. Let's all resolve to eliminate misplaced modifiers in 2010 and beyond.
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