Dang it! Another dangling modifier.

The article presents views of the author on use of out-of-place words and phrases in news stories known as dangling modifier. Topics discussed include dangler being defined as out-of-place and unmoored word attached to the wrong noun, dangler that begins the sentence being the most common type of dangler, impact of its use on casting a confusion on writer's intent and relevance of weak quotations for writing.