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Standing ovations
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Abbasolutely 40
07-12-2010
Originally Posted by brendan's girl:
“Methinks the tour is going to do wonders for her ego

I will make a note to push anyone who sits near me in the front back into their seat if there is a sniff of an ovation ”

Lol, Can almost see it . I genuinely dont think I could stay in my seat to watch her ,I thinkI would have to leave when she was on ,I cant imagine that I could contain a hisssss .
brendan's girl
07-12-2010
Originally Posted by Abbasolutely 40:
“Lol, Can almost see it . I genuinely dont think I could stay in my seat to watch her ,I thinkI would have to leave when she was on ,I cant imagine that I could contain a hisssss .”

I will watch it....Just for the inevitable sheer horror of it all!

The second time however I will make for the nearest bar!
gorlagon
07-12-2010
Originally Posted by soulmate61:
“Language is moulded by the people not the schoolmaster. After 1776 the colonists became mortal enemies of Britain and in particular King George and the ruling class. It would then not have been fashionable for use of language to emulate England.

If this were a factor, then the Empire Loyalists who crossed over to Canada might have preserved closer ties with England's usage. Anybody in Canada?”

Eh?! Fashionable for use of language to emulate England?! If this were a factor?!

You might like to read up about Noah Webster. Or any of the early dictionary compilers. But Webster in particular. American English was indeed moulded by the many nations who settled there but in many ways it has more in common with 17th century British English forms than modern British English does.
Fatima502
08-12-2010
The seating isn't banked, so when one gets up they all do to see what's happening. It only takes a few to set it off and there must be enough F&F in the front rows (of course) to make it happen.

Solution: Have everyone standing like on Top Gear
Force Ten
08-12-2010
Having been to the Pro/Celeb tour many times, I can't actually recall anyone getting a standing ovation until the very end when everyone stands up to applaud while the Pros, Celebs and Judges are dancing round the floor. There were some well deserved standing ovations on the Pro Tour however.
soulmate61
08-12-2010
Of all the airbrushing and circus props introduced by Moira Ross in SCD8, standing ovations by command irk me the most.

The Shepherds Bush audience are there as the eyes and ears of 11 million viewers, as twelve good jurors and true to report reality as they see it -- not as Comrade Moira commands.
clayton_st
08-12-2010
The studio audience is a bunch of stooges who do what the "floor managers" tell them to do.
"Laugh Now"
"Applaud"
"Standing Ovation"
and the audience does what they are told.
What amazes me is old Brucie Woosie's surprise when they stand
"Oooooh, look at them , another standing ovation, Ooooooh they love it"
Alice, pass the bag please.
Ignazio
08-12-2010
Originally Posted by gorlagon:
“Hence my quotation marks. Verbalise means something completely different - presumably it's in Webster (or Webster's, not Websters) as verbalize.
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Both verbify and verbalize are in Webster's - and yes, much to my shame I did omit the apostrophe.

Verbify is defined as to make into a verb.

Verbalize (Webster's spelling) has more than one definitiion: [LIST][*]To speak or write verbosely[*]To express something in words[*]To name or describe in words[*]To convert into a verb[/LIST]
I think the emboldened can be considered identical definitons.

I am in possession of the dictionary and did check in the online OED -so I stand my ground.

I've been away overnight - but was interested in the exchange between you and soulmate (hello there.)
gorlagon
09-12-2010
Originally Posted by Ignazio:
“Both verbify and verbalize are in Webster's - and yes, much to my shame I did omit the apostrophe.

Verbify is defined as to make into a verb.

Verbalize (Webster's spelling) has more than one definitiion: [LIST][*]To speak or write verbosely[*]To express something in words[*]To name or describe in words[*]To convert into a verb[/LIST]
I think the emboldened can be considered identical definitons.

I am in possession of the dictionary and did check in the online OED -so I stand my ground.

I've been away overnight - but was interested in the exchange between you and soulmate (hello there.)”

A couple of lay, rather than academic, articles that might interest you:

http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/change/ruining/
Ignazio
09-12-2010
Originally Posted by gorlagon:
“A couple of lay, rather than academic, articles that might interest you:

http://www.englishclub.com/english-language-history.htm

http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/change/ruining/”

Haven't had time for more than a glimpse at the links - but interesting!
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