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| re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". | |
| Posted by: Pjayactor 12:40 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". - portenopete 11:04 pm EDT 05/15/18 | |
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| I thought it was a joke... being "hung" means different things to different people. | |
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| clarification in THE CHALK GARDEN... | |
| Posted by: showbuzz 12:11 pm EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". - Pjayactor 12:40 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| "hanged when speaking of a gentleman!" | |
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| re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". | |
| Posted by: lowwriter 12:46 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". - Pjayactor 12:40 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I thought Colbert was jesting, too, but Jackson seemed a little irritated by saying why does it matter. And the Colbert seemed to take Jackson's "theatre" comment as getting even. So I guess he was being rude. | |
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| re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". | |
| Posted by: portenopete 01:04 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". - lowwriter 12:46 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| I'm not a grammarian, but I like this excerpt from Merriam-Webster Dictionary of English Usage: "The distinction between hanged and hung is not an especially useful one (although a few commentators claim otherwise). It is, however, a simple one and certainly easy to remember. Therein lies its popularity. If you make a point of observing the distinction in your writing, you will not thereby become a better writer, but you will spare yourself the annoyance of being corrected for having done something that is not wrong." I don't want to carp on about Colbert's rudeness, but I can't imagine Seth Meyers doing something like that: he has become, for me, the best of the bunch in late night chat show hosting. He's very smart, seems astonishingly well-read and well-informed, enthusiastic but not idiotically fan boyish like his lead-in and, best of all, he allows his guests to speak uninterrupted, and when they are less than loquacious he deftly fills the air until the commercial break. A class act all around. |
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| re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". | |
| Posted by: JayBee 06:10 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Stephen Colbert correcting Glenda Jackson on "Hung" vs. "Hanged". - portenopete 01:04 am EDT 05/16/18 | |
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| Completely agree about Meyers. The exchange between Colbert and Jackson made me cringe. Incredibly rude and embarrassing | |
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