Heard on Springer: _strewn_ [stroUn]

[victor steinbok]

My memory is playing tricks on me--it's been too long since I've seen the
film. The line, in fact, puts the stress on the second syllable and is
uttered by Freddie Jones (Thufir) @16:13 (theatrical release) or 26:45 (the
long TV version). My apologies for the error.

VS-)

On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> 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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