tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post7243724777406568970..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: What about me, what?Mr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-34848027359002801092008-09-19T15:36:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:36:00.000-05:00Of course, she had signalled a topic change by say...Of course, she had signalled a topic change by saying "Senator, finally, let's talk about Spain.. f you are elected president, would you be willing to invite President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to the White House?"<BR/><BR/>So even if he didn't recognize Zapatero's full name, he should have had a clue, there. He just refused to admit he didn't understand what she said, and buried himself.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-34022304887130120272008-09-19T15:29:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:29:00.000-05:00Yeah, I jumped the gun here.Yeah, I jumped the gun here.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-79827485718015370802008-09-19T15:26:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:26:00.000-05:00Especially since he was on the telephone with her,...Especially since he was on the telephone with her, not in the studio.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-5267376597210170212008-09-19T15:25:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:25:00.000-05:00I think he thought when she said, "What about Euro...I think he thought when she said, "What about Europe?" that she was saying "What about YOU?" whcih would seem a bit puzzling. Also, might explain his confusion over it being Spain... Her pronunciation of "Europe" has a very different vowel than the standard American pronunciation does.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-20636736813305727192008-09-19T12:29:00.000-05:002008-09-19T12:29:00.000-05:00What the second anonymous said. The Caracol inter...What the second anonymous said. The Caracol interviewer may very well have said "Europe" but it sounded like "you". Even Mark Liberman transcribed it as "you" <A HREF="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/McCainCaracol.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. I listened carefully after reading your post here and I could barely hear the "r" but not the "ope" at all. Whatever you think of John McCain, you can hardly blame him for getting confused at this pointFaldonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873736640907864834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-83977365186816921232008-09-19T12:24:00.000-05:002008-09-19T12:24:00.000-05:00Ahhhh, it's good to see folks get riled up. We'll ...Ahhhh, it's good to see folks get riled up. We'll get back to language.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-33688702146577673182008-09-19T12:19:00.000-05:002008-09-19T12:19:00.000-05:00Shame on you, Mr. Verb! I dislike McCain greatly,...Shame on you, Mr. Verb! I dislike McCain greatly, but you've failed to do your research here. Did you actually listen to the interview? The scary part is that McCain doesn't seem to know where Spain is, not that he said "What about me, what?" If you actually listen to the interviewer, she says "What about Europe?" McCain (understandably) misheard her heavily accented English and thought she had said "What about you?" This would indeed be a strange question in the middle of the interview, and so he replied, as I think most of us would have, "What about me, what?" Mr. Verb, I expect better from you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-18879245380617450202008-09-19T08:13:00.000-05:002008-09-19T08:13:00.000-05:00My dearest Mr. Verb, as you can plainly see by the...My dearest Mr. Verb, as you can plainly see by the numbers, adding ed keer's voice makes it veritable groundswell of support from your readership: back to language!syzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002527820798386426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-76155766186414720382008-09-19T07:48:00.000-05:002008-09-19T07:48:00.000-05:00Seems like a petty complaint. Presidential candida...Seems like a petty complaint. Presidential candidate or not, sometimes it's hard to hear what people are saying to you. So yes, I can imagine saying THAT.Ed Keerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427371337512386674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-90504183708319802342008-09-19T07:03:00.000-05:002008-09-19T07:03:00.000-05:00As your alter alter ego, can I second that plea: b...As your alter alter ego, can I second that plea: back to language, please?syzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14002527820798386426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-39738909033076785452008-09-19T02:52:00.000-05:002008-09-19T02:52:00.000-05:00That does kind of scream 'confused, out of touch o...That does kind of scream 'confused, out of touch old man', doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com