That 1995 series. I never watched it, but also never had to, because my sister and my nan wore out the VHS recording she made when it aired on PBS. 😅 Their love for Colin Firth knew no bounds.
Thank you so much, Mya! I love making up words like that. Those gutters are so irritating, aren't they?
I recently came across a beautiful edition of a book I've been wanting to read, and although it's hardback rather than paperback it looked and felt way more 'accessible' to me as a reader than a too tightly guttered paperback. The display copy even lay flat when I opened it, and the words were ALL properly on the page, not falling down the crevasse in the middle. 🙌 User experience is so important, isn't it?
I dare any of your readers, or Terry's, to tell me that misplaced apostrophes aren't worth making a flap about! My classical homeschooling friends used to joke that each instance had the potential to cause a kitten to drop dead on the spot. But, I never thought to see it from the apostrophe's point of view, suffocating under tape or the damning gaze of the Literati. The poor suffocating dear!
Loved this, Rebecca -- and I have thoughts brewing for a piece that touches on whether we are facing north or moving forward. If I can ever find my way to it!
Oh Elizabeth, having read this gorgeous comment of yours I am minded to put on my hat, coat and gloves and head straight down to South Street (at 8.44pm!) to rescue that poor apostrophe from its suffocating tape and stow it in my pocket ready to stick on a sign on which one is missing!
Oooooh, I'd love to read the piece you're brewing - it sounds right up my street!
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Pride and Prejudice. I purchased the set when it came out, and I would be embarrassed to tell you how many times I watched the entire series. Obsessively so. You chose the best scene, of course. When you watch the series again, notice how Colin Firth played Darcy as a very lonely, unhappy man. He does not smile once throughout the entire saga... until the very last scene in the wedding carriage. His whole face and posture changed. Thanks for the reminder. Love the letters!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the series as much as I did, Sharron! I must carry on and finish the audiobook (I'm now up to chapter 27 of 61) so that I can start watching! Listening to the audiobook I was surprised that my first impression of Darcy had been so different to how I'd seen him on the screen, so it'll be very interesting to compare. I'll certainly be looking out for his (non)smile - thank you for the tip-off! 😊
It sure is, though both played him as bumbling, inept, rigid. But, I do have to say MacFayden, in the last scene was, ahem, quite charming. I could have licked him all over. ( Can I say that on Rebecca's page...? Yeeks. Maybe not...)
My 80-year-old mother was really taken by it. She would sit in her rocker, rapt, sighing ... ha ha ha. All women are still young girls inside , no matter our age.
😂😃😂 Why do I hear the dryer procedure, forty years post college--so unfair! The dryer pic, also a good strategy for saving time!
My wife would probably like a listen to that audiobook. That movie clip was great. I may try a dip in the local pond after arising. 🥶 Thank's, thanks Rebecca!
LOL - well, it's a few years since I was there, just mud - I graduated towards the end of the last millennium! 🤣 Enjoy your dip - that idea sounds rather too chilly for me in November! 🏊🏼♂️🥶
Those were the days. Waiting for each weekly episode of Pride and Prejudice (or Brideshead Revisited) to come out. British historical series were so... informative. Grin. I couldn’t imagine the luxury of those grand houses.
Oooooh, Brideshead Revisited - and a very dashing young Anthony Andrews! 😍 I'll have to see if I can find it. I didn't watch it at the time, but I was well aware of a keen following.
And thank you so much for your kind words, Beth! 😊
An apostrophe party! There should be champagne and apostrophe confetti. I love you Brits. I'm still Googling, fishing for correct grammar. So? Is it Two Weeks Notice or Two Week's... I think it's the latter.
BTW, we own that version of Pride and Prejudice. I must have binged several times over the years.
Ooooooh, an apostroparty! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the sound of that confetti! 🤣
In fact... sorry, but it's neither Two Weeks Notice nor Two Week's Notice. It's Two Weeks' Notice!
Notice of one week = a week's notice
Notice of two weeks = two weeks' notice (the apostrophe follows the s, because the s is already there)
I LOVE that you had so enjoyed that series as well, and enough to own it, too. I'm so pleased that it's available on a streaming service over here. I remember making a conscious decision to not watch the 2005 film starring Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightley because I wanted no-one replacing Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in my recollections!
I disliked the 2005 film. Don't bother. No one can replace Firth and Ehle. I love(d) seeing cast members from the '95 version in different roles over the years. Hubby recognizes them as well. "Hey, isn't that Mr. Collins?"
Oh Olga, thank you SO MUCH for linking to that film trailer - it's FABULOUS! Olivier makes a smouldering Darcy 😍, and as for the screen caption 'Five love-hungry sisters... and how they got their husbands' - what a hoot! Loved it!
I thought this wa's one of your better letter's, Rebecca. I'm always in favour of incorporating drawing's and film clip's. (Regarding the former, I love your sketch of a book. I like the dotted paper too.) so I will re'spond fully in due course. I pre'sume you don't wi'sh to join my recently formed apo'strophe appreciation 'society?
Terry, your society is misnamed - you have shown NO appreciation for the apostrophe in your comment! *shudder's* 😉
But thank you! Dotted paper is my favourite - all of my notebooks have dotted pages. I'm already looking forward to reading your reply to this letter next week. 😁
You two make me laugh.
Love your letters.
And re Jane Austen, bingo. You'll see...
LOL, Prue - thank you! And gosh, I'm intrigued.....!
That 1995 series. I never watched it, but also never had to, because my sister and my nan wore out the VHS recording she made when it aired on PBS. 😅 Their love for Colin Firth knew no bounds.
LOL, Bryn! I wonder how I'll feel about him when I watch the series again. I have my suspicions that I know already, of course... 😍😍😍
Delightful , as always, Rebecca; love the new terminology of apostropedantry, the minimal gutter is quite frustrating indeed, and yay for audiobooks!
Thank you so much, Mya! I love making up words like that. Those gutters are so irritating, aren't they?
I recently came across a beautiful edition of a book I've been wanting to read, and although it's hardback rather than paperback it looked and felt way more 'accessible' to me as a reader than a too tightly guttered paperback. The display copy even lay flat when I opened it, and the words were ALL properly on the page, not falling down the crevasse in the middle. 🙌 User experience is so important, isn't it?
It really is! And on behalf of all suffocating apostrophes, may I thank you for your rescue efforts, Rebecca!😊
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I dare any of your readers, or Terry's, to tell me that misplaced apostrophes aren't worth making a flap about! My classical homeschooling friends used to joke that each instance had the potential to cause a kitten to drop dead on the spot. But, I never thought to see it from the apostrophe's point of view, suffocating under tape or the damning gaze of the Literati. The poor suffocating dear!
Loved this, Rebecca -- and I have thoughts brewing for a piece that touches on whether we are facing north or moving forward. If I can ever find my way to it!
Oh Elizabeth, having read this gorgeous comment of yours I am minded to put on my hat, coat and gloves and head straight down to South Street (at 8.44pm!) to rescue that poor apostrophe from its suffocating tape and stow it in my pocket ready to stick on a sign on which one is missing!
Oooooh, I'd love to read the piece you're brewing - it sounds right up my street!
Pride and Prejudice. I purchased the set when it came out, and I would be embarrassed to tell you how many times I watched the entire series. Obsessively so. You chose the best scene, of course. When you watch the series again, notice how Colin Firth played Darcy as a very lonely, unhappy man. He does not smile once throughout the entire saga... until the very last scene in the wedding carriage. His whole face and posture changed. Thanks for the reminder. Love the letters!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the series as much as I did, Sharron! I must carry on and finish the audiobook (I'm now up to chapter 27 of 61) so that I can start watching! Listening to the audiobook I was surprised that my first impression of Darcy had been so different to how I'd seen him on the screen, so it'll be very interesting to compare. I'll certainly be looking out for his (non)smile - thank you for the tip-off! 😊
the comparison between Firth and Matthew Macfadyen is night and day.
It sure is, though both played him as bumbling, inept, rigid. But, I do have to say MacFayden, in the last scene was, ahem, quite charming. I could have licked him all over. ( Can I say that on Rebecca's page...? Yeeks. Maybe not...)
lol, not sure I can say the same, but... perhaps my wife has something she’d like to share 🤔
Yes, I am sure, but, Dave...would you really want to know?
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🤣 SHARRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😉
(oooops. sorry. i got carried away. won't happen again )
LOL - I'm going to be laughing for ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😘
“If it was to be secret," said Jane, "say not another word on the subject.” 🫣
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Oh, Gosh - how I love that series. Just showed my wife the other day. :)
My 80-year-old mother was really taken by it. She would sit in her rocker, rapt, sighing ... ha ha ha. All women are still young girls inside , no matter our age.
"All women are still young girls inside, no matter our age."
YES!
😂😃😂 Why do I hear the dryer procedure, forty years post college--so unfair! The dryer pic, also a good strategy for saving time!
My wife would probably like a listen to that audiobook. That movie clip was great. I may try a dip in the local pond after arising. 🥶 Thank's, thanks Rebecca!
LOL - well, it's a few years since I was there, just mud - I graduated towards the end of the last millennium! 🤣 Enjoy your dip - that idea sounds rather too chilly for me in November! 🏊🏼♂️🥶
Those were the days. Waiting for each weekly episode of Pride and Prejudice (or Brideshead Revisited) to come out. British historical series were so... informative. Grin. I couldn’t imagine the luxury of those grand houses.
Another lovely read. (And yes, apostrophes... 🙄)
Oooooh, Brideshead Revisited - and a very dashing young Anthony Andrews! 😍 I'll have to see if I can find it. I didn't watch it at the time, but I was well aware of a keen following.
And thank you so much for your kind words, Beth! 😊
An apostrophe party! There should be champagne and apostrophe confetti. I love you Brits. I'm still Googling, fishing for correct grammar. So? Is it Two Weeks Notice or Two Week's... I think it's the latter.
BTW, we own that version of Pride and Prejudice. I must have binged several times over the years.
Ooooooh, an apostroparty! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the sound of that confetti! 🤣
In fact... sorry, but it's neither Two Weeks Notice nor Two Week's Notice. It's Two Weeks' Notice!
Notice of one week = a week's notice
Notice of two weeks = two weeks' notice (the apostrophe follows the s, because the s is already there)
I LOVE that you had so enjoyed that series as well, and enough to own it, too. I'm so pleased that it's available on a streaming service over here. I remember making a conscious decision to not watch the 2005 film starring Matthew Macfadyen and Keira Knightley because I wanted no-one replacing Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in my recollections!
I disliked the 2005 film. Don't bother. No one can replace Firth and Ehle. I love(d) seeing cast members from the '95 version in different roles over the years. Hubby recognizes them as well. "Hey, isn't that Mr. Collins?"
Two Weeks'... Haha. Thank you for the correction!
Speaking of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, you may like this version: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032943/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5
Oh Olga, thank you SO MUCH for linking to that film trailer - it's FABULOUS! Olivier makes a smouldering Darcy 😍, and as for the screen caption 'Five love-hungry sisters... and how they got their husbands' - what a hoot! Loved it!
You are most welcome. :).
I don't know how many times I've seen that film. But every time I come away with both laughter in my heart and a smile on my face.
Oh and if you thought Laurence Olivier was smouldering in PRIDE AND PREDJUDICE, you should see him in WUTHERING HEIGHTS (he played Heathcliff).
Looking it up RIGHT NOW - thank you very much! 😊
I thought this wa's one of your better letter's, Rebecca. I'm always in favour of incorporating drawing's and film clip's. (Regarding the former, I love your sketch of a book. I like the dotted paper too.) so I will re'spond fully in due course. I pre'sume you don't wi'sh to join my recently formed apo'strophe appreciation 'society?
Terry, your society is misnamed - you have shown NO appreciation for the apostrophe in your comment! *shudder's* 😉
But thank you! Dotted paper is my favourite - all of my notebooks have dotted pages. I'm already looking forward to reading your reply to this letter next week. 😁
me too. And I HAVE shown appreciation for the apostrophe: I use one everywhere, whether it's wanted or not, so there
"When I read a book book, you see, I read it in my own voice." Me, too! Love your letters to Terry, and Terry to you. ⭐️
Awww, thank you, Mary! 😁