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General Category => Literature, Music, Art & Entertainment => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 25, 2023, 08:07:26 PM

Title: Eagle and Child: Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 25, 2023, 08:07:26 PM
Interesting...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-67221202
Title: Re: Eagle and Child: Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute
Post by: Steve H on October 26, 2023, 12:47:38 PM
Pleased to know it's going to be reopened, but "we are humbled and proud"? You can be humble or you can be proud, but not both st once. Jack and Tollers must be turning in their graves at such violence to the language.
Title: Re: Eagle and Child: Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute
Post by: jeremyp on October 26, 2023, 01:49:10 PM
Quote from: SteveH on October 26, 2023, 12:47:38 PM
Pleased to know it's going to be reopened, but "we are humbled and proud"? You can be humble or you can be proud, but not both st once. Jack and Tollers must be turning in their graves at such violence to the language.

They aren't humble, they re humbled, which usually means they've taken a massive beating in some sporting event. e.g. "England humbled in the cricket world cup".

Hope that helps you make sense of the quote.
Title: Re: Eagle and Child: Tolkien and Lewis pub bought by tech institute
Post by: Steve H on October 26, 2023, 02:46:56 PM
Quote from: jeremyp on October 26, 2023, 01:49:10 PM
They aren't humble, they re humbled, which usually means they've taken a massive beating in some sporting event. e.g. "England humbled in the cricket world cup".

Hope that helps you make sense of the quote.
Still nonsense. This modern verbal tic of saying how humble you feel when you've been honoured pisses me off somewhat more than somewhat.