Comments on: Coverville 576: Grammarville

By: bibbott

bibbott — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:44:54 +0000

Blocking all future emails from Uncle George…

And you're off the Christmas Card list, too!

By: Uncle George

Uncle George — Sun, 17 May 2009 09:30:51 +0000

Okay. Since you brought up the topic, Brian, you have one habitual fingernails-on-the-chalkboard phrase it'd be nice if you phased out: "continue on." 'Continue' means 'go on.' So when you say, "let's continue on, shall we?", you're saying, "let's go on on, shall we?"

I wasn't gonna [sic] mention it, but you chose the topic.

When are we doing the Queen Cover Story II?

Love ya [sic], man!

By: Geoff Madden

Geoff Madden — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:12:47 +0000

What a great show. It did, however, remind me a bit of the classic Stan Freberg sketch, "Elderly Man River" (which is an attempt at a cover of "Old Man River"), where the incorrect grammar of the song and hints of bad taste cause constant interruptions from a Mr Tweedly and his horn. He particular dislikes double negatives and contractions. The transcript is on the net (below) but if you get a chance to hear the "darlin' little horn" it's worth it. Kink to transcript: http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.as... Link to a blog with streaming version: http://www.steinski.com/blog/elderly_man_river_by...

By: Ian R

Ian R — Thu, 14 May 2009 03:01:35 +0000

Since when is Tristan 12? I feel like he was just nine,

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:11:55 +0000

John McCoy, you're spot on…Brian, your grammar cop bullets are losing their sting!

re: "stuck in a moment out of which you can't get"

By: bibbott

bibbott — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:18:29 +0000

Right you are – corrected in the shownotes

By: yomoyomo

yomoyomo — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:35:06 +0000

The original version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was not by Diana Ross but by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967.

By: JR H.

JR H. — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:18:26 +0000

Brian, you done good!

By: Dinah

Dinah — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:16:05 +0000

When the Brady Brunch tried to do soul and jive talk, grammar is the least of our worries. That is the whitest thing I've heard in a long time. (Insert obvious corny 'white Bread' joke here).

By: John McCoy

John McCoy — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:53:45 +0000

Actually, if you want to follow the traditional rule that you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition–a rule to which most grammarians no longer adhere–the correct title would be "You got stuck in a moment out of which you can't get."

By: Wayne From The UK

Wayne From The UK — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:07:50 +0000

I didn't even know what a preposition was until I just looked it up, but this was a great show!