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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Brittany Murphy
It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit insensitive to describe her as 'the Clueless actress'. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8499218.stm  SignatureMike Page Google me at port.ac.uk if you need to send an email. > It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even > allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit > insensitive to describe her as 'the Clueless actress'. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8499218.stm Which reminds me of the (belated) advice I once received to be very careful about the titles of work that will be associated with your name in the future. (This is especially true if you have an unusual name: compare Google searches on "underwear page" and "underwear spira".) SignatureLaura (emulate St. George for email) >> It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. >> Even allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in the future. (This is especially true if you have an unusual name: > compare Google searches on "underwear page" and "underwear spira".) But without the quotes. The only sensible hit for the latter with the quotes is your post above. And, now, my reply. SignatureDavid >> It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. >> Even allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in the future. (This is especially true if you have an unusual name: > compare Google searches on "underwear page" and "underwear spira".) On the other hand, the latter is rather more decorous if one searches Google images. The picture of a man in a kilt turned out to be innocuous, despite the reference on the web page to a 'Scotsman's dangly thing'. SignatureMike Page Google me at port.ac.uk if you need to send an email. > On the other hand, the latter is rather more decorous if one searches > Google images. The picture of a man in a kilt turned out to be > innocuous, despite the reference on the web page to a 'Scotsman's dangly > thing'. I'm sure there are better definitions of "sporran". SignatureUnix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just very choosy about its friends. Adam Funk filted: >> On the other hand, the latter is rather more decorous if one searches >> Google images. The picture of a man in a kilt turned out to be >> innocuous, despite the reference on the web page to a 'Scotsman's dangly >> thing'. > >I'm sure there are better definitions of "sporran". I once heard someone gloss "sporran" as "that hairy thing between a Scotsman's legs"....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? > Adam Funk filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I once heard someone gloss "sporran" as "that hairy thing between a Scotsman's > legs"....r (FSVO "better") SignatureI heard that Hans Christian Andersen lifted the title for "The Little Mermaid" off a Red Lobster Menu. [Bucky Katt] > > It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even > > allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in the future. (This is especially true if you have an unusual name: > compare Google searches on "underwear page" and "underwear spira".) Too late! I will be lorimer booty forever. SignatureSML > It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even > allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit > insensitive to describe her as 'the Clueless actress'. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8499218.stm There's an even worse example here: "Clueless Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at 32" http://gnews.com/entertainment/Clueless-Actress-Brittany-Murphy-Dies-at-32-91221 41512905.html SignatureJames >> It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even >> allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >"Clueless Actress Brittany Murphy Dies at 32" >http://gnews.com/entertainment/Clueless-Actress-Brittany-Murphy-Dies-at-32-91221 41512905.html If "Clueless" had been italicised as in the body of the article there would be less of a problem. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) >>> It's always sad to read of the death of a relatively young person. Even >>> allowing for the punctuation, I thought the BBC website was a bit [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > If "Clueless" had been italicised as in the body of the article there > would be less of a problem. Well, speaking of clues, Ian Carmichael (who played Wimsey in the 1970s with some distinction, even if he wasn't quite right for the part) also died this weekend. And with John Dankworth too, that's several people who gave a lot of pleasure to many. Not, of course, that either Carmichael or Dankworth's deaths could be described as tragically early. Regards Jonathan On Feb 7, 2:00 pm, "Jonathan Morton" <jonathan.mortonbutignorethisp...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Well, speaking of clues, Ian Carmichael (who played Wimsey in the 1970s with > some distinction, even if he wasn't quite right for the part) also died this > weekend. And with John Dankworth too, that's several people who gave a lot > of pleasure to many. Not, of course, that either Carmichael or Dankworth's > deaths could be described as tragically early. I found it strange that not one of the announcements about John Dankworth mentioned Cleo Laine... > On Feb 7, 2:00 pm, "Jonathan Morton" > <jonathan.mortonbutignorethisp...@btinternet.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I found it strange that not one of the announcements about John > Dankworth mentioned Cleo Laine... The Radio 4 news items all mentioned her. SignatureMike Page Google me at port.ac.uk if you need to send an email. >> On Feb 7, 2:00 pm, "Jonathan Morton" >> <jonathan.mortonbutignorethisp...@btinternet.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Dankworth mentioned Cleo Laine... > The Radio 4 news items all mentioned her. Indeed, including the fact that she was the one who announced his death at a musical gathering at their home. SignatureDavid >>> On Feb 7, 2:00 pm, "Jonathan Morton" >>> <jonathan.mortonbutignorethisp...@btinternet.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Indeed, including the fact that she was the one who announced his death >at a musical gathering at their home. Yes. There are reports in the Times today. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7 018194.ece Show must go on as British jazz legend Sir John Dankworth dies Dame Cleo Laine was today praised for her "incredible" bravery after she went ahead with an important concert following the death of her husband, the jazz legend Sir John Dankworth. The event marked the 40th anniversary of the entertainment venue the couple set up together at their Buckinghamshire home. .... Jazz singer Dame Cleo broke the news to the artists before the concert began, but did not tell the 400-strong audience until just before the finale, said Monica Ferguson, chief executive of The Stables, in Wavendon. She added: "She felt that it was really important to go ahead with the show. She wanted to maintain a sense of the concert being a celebration, because Sir John had put a lot of thought into it, she wanted to make sure that we didn’t bring the audience down." .... Ms Ferguson said: "The sheer grit and will of the family, to go on in those circumstances, was astounding. They were incredibly brave." http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article7 018459.ece 'There could have been no better tribute to Johnny Dankworth' Maureen Lipman "It is what he would have he wanted." That’s the cliché people use. Well, the cliché was newly minted on Saturday night. We had arrived, ready to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Stables, the entertainment venue founded by Cleo and John at their Buckinghamshire home. It became a celebration of so much more. As ever, John's timing was exemplary. We — actors, musicians, poets and friends of the family — were backstage, preparing to perform when Cleo and Jacqui (their daughter) returned from hospital. Cleo looked like an ageless icon. She told us she had sad news: John had passed. He would have wanted us to go on, she said. The decision had been made — the 400-strong audience were not to know until the end of the concert. "We don’t want a wake, we want a celebration." She would "do her crying" later. .... Obituary: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7018290.ece SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > Well, speaking of clues, Ian Carmichael (who played Wimsey in the 1970s with > some distinction, even if he wasn't quite right for the part) also died this > weekend. And with John Dankworth too, that's several people who gave a lot > of pleasure to many. Not, of course, that either Carmichael or Dankworth's > deaths could be described as tragically early. Which takes us back to "Wooster", which I heard pronounced both "Worcester" and "Woo-ster" in the same BBC R4 report, although by two different people (a news reader and a reporter). SignatureDavid |
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