Heard on Springer: _strewn_ [stroUn]

[victor steinbok]

Same in David Lynch's Dune:

"You'll make a FORmidable Duke."

Did that line come from Patrick Stewart (Gurney Halleck)? I don't recall, at
the moment, but it's early in the film, so easy to find. If it's a
Pond-crossing difference, it might account for Colbert's pronunciation as
put-on haughtiness.

VS-)

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Ben Zimmer
<bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu>wrote:

>
> Stephen Colbert, FWIW, says "FORmidable" in his recurring self-debate,
> "Formidable Opponent":
>
>
> http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/391148/june-30-2011/colbert-report--formidable-opponent---pakistan
>
> (That segment also has the blend "incompetlicit" -- "incompetent" +
> "complicit".)
>
> --bgz

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