Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Language-cop Citations

It's barbiturate, not "barbituate"; memento, not "momento"; Ku, not "Klu" Klux Klan; predeliction, not "predilection."

"The original Godzilla was just a guy in a fake monster suit." What's a fake monster suit?

Announcer, as the runner reached the finish line: "Everything he's got is hanging out!" (I hope his Mom wasn't watching!)

Fahrenheit 451: "High temperatures today in the hundreds." (One-hundreds, I hope!)

"Highs today in the upper 60s; currently 74 degrees."

Jeopardy! category: Countries of the World (As opposed to what other countries, Alex?)

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