Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 11:47 am
Come courtesy of a student (bless 'im), here's this wonderful Fry and Laurie sketch about language. Stephen Fry nails the pretentious talking head...


Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 07:16 pm (UTC)
The first downy growth on the upper lip of a Mediterranean had me in stitches.
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 07:33 pm (UTC)
especially as it's the first downy growth on the upper lip of a Mediterranean woman!
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 07:36 pm (UTC)
Lemon-scented complimentary moistened towelette. Yes, that's always what I have felt language to be.

Do Americans have any comedians who are so effortlessly academic? Plenty are smart -- that's different. Erudition isn't played for laughs in the same way here, I think.
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 12:51 pm (UTC)
We use this in our lectures on language.

I cack meself every time!
Friday, October 12th, 2007 03:07 pm (UTC)
Finally got around to this. What fun! It reminds me that Stephen Fry is always bang on and why YouTube is still one of my favorite Internet resources.