A Message to the FrontBurnervian “Gotcha” Gang

Posted on March 22nd, 2011 12:49pm by Wick Allison
Filed under Literature

The inimitable Stephen Fry takes on language pedants, and thereby provides a lesson for everyone. (Copy editors, please do not view):

9 comments

  1. Further example of noun to verb usage: doing a Palin?

    @ 1:09 pm on March 22, 2011

  2. Is it really accurate to refer to Tim Rogers as a “gang”?

    @ 1:32 pm on March 22, 2011

  3. The great Lord Melchett!

    @ 1:36 pm on March 22, 2011

  4. Rich language is such a luxury, especially when modern communication is distilled, smashed and abbreviated down to 140 characters at a time.

    @ 1:43 pm on March 22, 2011

  5. @BLP – Beautiful! QED.

    @ 2:08 pm on March 22, 2011

  6. Yes, sod them all to Hades.

    @ 2:51 pm on March 22, 2011

  7. As I was recently ‘the pedant’ when I corrected Ms. Kristen Chenowith’s spelling of the word “y’all” on Twitter, I needed this gentle reminder. Thanks, Wick.

    P.S. She spelled it “ya’ll”. Really. If that doesn’t make a vein pop out on your forehead…

    @ 4:07 pm on March 22, 2011

  8. “None of these ARE important to me” — hilarious. I’m a former copy editor, and I loved this.

    @ 4:54 pm on March 22, 2011

  9. I’m taking this one to school!
    But I’m still taking my red pen.

    @ 10:16 am on March 23, 2011