I’ll admit that I’m not an expert on language – even (or especially) English. I leave things dangling and jam sentences together and all sorts of things. But still, I can’t help but notice when people who write for a living make mistakes. Shouldn’t these people, who earn their living writing, be able to construct a simple sentence?
Today’s example: “Colbert, the 62nd pick, is Southern Cal’s leader with 207 career receptions. He caught at least one pass in his final 36 games.” That sentence reads to me that they don’t know how many receptions (Keary) Colbert chalked up in his last 36 games – but it was at least one. That’s probably a good guess.
But I think what they meant to say was that he caught at least one pass in each of his final 36 games. Funny how one little word can make all the difference. Frankly, if he only caught one pass in those last 36 games, he’s probably not going to be very good.