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Re: Here's a few for Maggie:
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Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:50:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> Browsing CNN.com I came upon an article about the BAFTA awards
> http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/24/baftas/index.html
> and noticed this apparent flub of the Queen's English:
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> > BAFTA chairman Simon Relph said [Warren] Beatty was one of the most versatile
> > and gifted filmmakers.
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> > "His contribution to the film industry cannot be underestimated and we are
> > delighted to honour his work with this award," he told the UK's Press
> > Association.
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> Now, I'm just a good ol' American, so far be it from me to question the
> wisdom of a native English speaker, but it seems to me that if one cannot
> "underestimate" something, then that means that one cannot give an estimate
> that is less than the actual value of something; ie, that the thing's value
> is so low that no lower estimate is possible! What a slur on poor Beatty!
> I demand an apology on his behalf!
I expect Warren will be so happy that "Town & Country"{1} was not metioned
on Sunday that he will let this "slur" pass.
Scott A
{1} A 2001 film which was pulled after 4 weeks - quite a dud.
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> In other pressing news, I've lately noticed a trend among American
> speakers to describe infrequent occurrences of something as being "far and
> few between." Isn't that a transposition of the actual idiom? That ranks
> up there with an increasingly common turn of phrase used to indicate a
> sequential comparison among similar things, such as: "Dozens of new car
> models will be released this year, each one safer than the next." Really?
> Then in that case, I'd better get myself the first car off the assembly
> line, since the quality of each will, by that sentiment, be inferior to the
> one before it!
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> What can be done about this urgent matter?
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> Dave!
> (in OT.Fun for a reason!)
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