Quote from: BBC Radio 26 modern artists we wouldn't have without Ella FitzgeraldThat bit is iffy (six/6: I'm not a stickler), but this grates:QuoteDiscover who's sound has been influenced by the wonderful Ella FitzgeraldYeah, the repetition of the full name in a short heading is pretty clunky, too.
6 modern artists we wouldn't have without Ella Fitzgerald
Discover who's sound has been influenced by the wonderful Ella Fitzgerald
...is being criticised by some cringeworthy pedants ...
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 03 May, 2017, 01:33:55 pm...is being criticised by some cringeworthy pedants ...You do know what thread you posted this on, don't you?
"optics" used to mean appearance/appearances, etc. Dammit I hate, loathe & despise that misuse of the word!
On slate.com, a gentleman by the name of Phil Plait discourses on the "multihued cacophony" of iridescent clouds. They must bang together or summat, like saucepans.
We can literally call it literal literalism.
Quote from: T42 on 11 May, 2017, 08:51:35 amOn slate.com, a gentleman by the name of Phil Plait discourses on the "multihued cacophony" of iridescent clouds. They must bang together or summat, like saucepans.Perhaps start a new thread called "Ban all metaphor now!" ? Or perhaps "Send all metaphors to the gallows!".
Quote from: ian on 11 May, 2017, 09:38:11 amWe can literally call it literal literalism.FTFY. But Ogden Nash got there first with "Very Like A Whale" and one literally wouldn't wish to contradict him, in any sense of the word.
POLONIUS My lord, the queen would speak with you, and presently. HAMLET Do you see yonder cloud that’s almost in shape of a camel? POLONIUS By th' mass, and ’tis like a camel indeed. HAMLET Methinks it is like a weasel. POLONIUS It is backed like a weasel. HAMLET Or like a whale. POLONIUS Very like a whale. HAMLET Then I will come to my mother by and by. (aside) They fool me to the top of my bent.—I will come by and by. POLONIUS I will say so. HAMLET “By and by” is easily said.
Quote from: jo on 11 May, 2017, 09:25:15 amQuote from: T42 on 11 May, 2017, 08:51:35 amOn slate.com, a gentleman by the name of Phil Plait discourses on the "multihued cacophony" of iridescent clouds. They must bang together or summat, like saucepans.Perhaps start a new thread called "Ban all metaphor now!" ? Or perhaps "Send all metaphors to the gallows!".Ah come on. It's closer to malapropism than metaphor - unless he suffers from synaesthesia, of course.
Quote from: T42 on 11 May, 2017, 09:48:25 amQuote from: jo on 11 May, 2017, 09:25:15 amQuote from: T42 on 11 May, 2017, 08:51:35 amOn slate.com, a gentleman by the name of Phil Plait discourses on the "multihued cacophony" of iridescent clouds. They must bang together or summat, like saucepans.Perhaps start a new thread called "Ban all metaphor now!" ? Or perhaps "Send all metaphors to the gallows!".Ah come on. It's closer to malapropism than metaphor - unless he suffers from synaesthesia, of course.I haven't heard a squeak from my colleague's loud shirt this morning.
I think this one isn't just a spelling error, but from a misunderstanding of the origin & meaning of the term: shoe-in instead of shoo-in, as if it had something to do with giving something a kicking, not waving it through.
Quote from: Bledlow on 15 May, 2017, 02:41:05 pmI think this one isn't just a spelling error, but from a misunderstanding of the origin & meaning of the term: shoe-in instead of shoo-in, as if it had something to do with giving something a kicking, not waving it through.That's in the same box as "Fine tooth-comb", which we have probably had before.
that's not science, it's semantics.
Quote from: Ham on 24 May, 2017, 03:11:00 pmQuote from: Bledlow on 15 May, 2017, 02:41:05 pmI think this one isn't just a spelling error, but from a misunderstanding of the origin & meaning of the term: shoe-in instead of shoo-in, as if it had something to do with giving something a kicking, not waving it through.That's in the same box as "Fine tooth-comb", which we have probably had before.Raise to the groundTow the lineect.
As eny fule kno, "ect" has honourable origins, being a creation of n molesworth, the gorila of 3B and curse of st custards ect ect.