I know I’ve referenced this brilliant film twice in the past 2 months, but as the election thunders its way ever closer, I can’t help but think of this movie on an increasingly constant basis.
Tonight’s trigger? Obama’s 30-minute infomercial. Can you count how many times words traditionally ending in “-ing” were pronounced ending in “-in'”? And identify what U.S. Senator omitted the “s” from the already-conjuncted “wasn’t”?
I love Obama but I’m sad he and his communications crew aren’t standing in the way of the demise of multisyllabic* diction:
*link provided for those ahead of me
Great flick. Love how it was totally abandoned at the box office
alas … startling at first, until you reflect upon who is flooding the box offices? Are “B” films really “worse” than hits?
:-0