tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431211160708026339.post53725684414771931..comments2013-07-30T06:25:07.460-07:00Comments on Word Crank: For Who the Bell TollsLucy Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03376082551787190249noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431211160708026339.post-59233335590969645942011-07-30T06:18:10.614-07:002011-07-30T06:18:10.614-07:00I watched the clip and I loved it. Sure, I am guil...I watched the clip and I loved it. Sure, I am guilty of the sort of pedantry Fry is blasting, but what a wonderful way to be dressed down. His use of language is terrific. As a P.G. Wodehouse fan, I'll always have a soft spot for Fry, who played the inimitable Jeeves, but I must reserve the right to be irritated when someone says "disinterested" when they mean "uninterested."Lucy Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376082551787190249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431211160708026339.post-31801987127158780422011-07-29T22:27:51.520-07:002011-07-29T22:27:51.520-07:00Hi Lucy,
I've spent the last few minutes read...Hi Lucy,<br /><br />I've spent the last few minutes reading your blog. You definitely have a way with words, and frankly, I can't stop reading.<br /><br />You struck me as someone who would enjoy Stephen Fry's work. He also has a way with words, and revels in them. I went to Youtube and tried to find a clip of him talking about language. I found this, and you might find it interesting. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY<br /><br />I'd love to hear your opinions about it.<br /><br />Thanks!Eclytichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202916995332964252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431211160708026339.post-38202463061810498492011-07-29T16:33:07.030-07:002011-07-29T16:33:07.030-07:00I'll have to take your word for it about Danis...I'll have to take your word for it about Danish (unless we're talking about the pastry!). I just wish the Germans would realize how helpful it is to have the verb somewhere in shouting distance of the subject.Lucy Merrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03376082551787190249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1431211160708026339.post-1673896782703215742011-07-29T12:21:34.038-07:002011-07-29T12:21:34.038-07:00Loss of case inflection (gender, too) has been und...Loss of case inflection (gender, too) has been underway in many Germanic languages for a long time. Danish is quite far along. Ah well, the subjunctive is passing too.Chuck Tillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855060003411813328noreply@blogger.com