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re: McNally;s charming AWAY WE GO: 2 errors ...

Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 03:57 pm EST 12/01/13
In reply to: re: McNally;s charming AWAY WE GO: 2 errors ... - ryhog 03:29 pm EST 12/01/13
"But that does not mean that, in common usage, folks don't call The School for Scandal a restoration comedy. And it's not a Humpty Dumpty self-definition. Rather, it is a casual as opposed to technical reference."

Yes, but it's an incorrect casual reference. And at any rate, using an incorrect historical term in a play that's all about the history of theater can scarcely be termed a "casual reference."

The comparison you made is not a good one, because presumably a person using the word "flu" isn't sure if what s/he's got is the flu or a bad cold, whereas even if you don't know what period of history is classified as the Restoration, it's pretty easy to find the answer.


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