literally like a candy box

July 15th, 2005 by Fitz
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The movie is literally so visually rich in every frame that it’s sometimes like an queasy-making overstuffed candy box.

How many ways can we deemphasize what we are erroneously trying to say?

  • It’s literally a candy box (Incorrrect)
  • It’s literally like a candy box (Unnecessary)
  • It’s literally sometimes like a candy box (Really unnecessary)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2 Responses to “literally like a candy box”

  1. Bucky Says:

    You forgot the “an queasy-making” offense. It should be “a queasy-making.” Not a lot of people know this rule, but I was a English major.

  2. Fitz Says:

    Yeah, I chose not to comment on that, though perhaps I should have put “[sic]” next to it.

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