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Does 'Wicked' have a grammar error? What is the 'neck of the woods'? To be Frances

2025/1/7
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Mignon Fogarty: 我是Mignon Fogarty,今天我们来讨论一下电影《Wicked》中一个可能的语法错误,以及我们说在某人的‘neck of the woods’时是什么意思。首先,电影《Wicked》中有一首歌叫作《The Wizard and I》,有人认为应该改为《The Wizard and Me》。这取决于词语是作主语还是宾语。在常见的英语句子结构中,主语通常位于句首,宾语位于句尾。但是,这首歌的歌词并不遵循这种结构,它使用了重复主语的右移位句型,其中'The Wizard and I'作为更具描述性的主语出现在句尾,这在语法上是正确的。电影中Elphaba也纠正了Glinda的一些语法错误,例如将'goes good'改为'goes well',将'could care less'改为'couldn’t care less'。 Karen Lunde: 我们用‘neck of the woods’、‘stomping grounds’和‘haunts’这三个习语来描述我们熟悉和喜爱的地方。‘neck of the woods’可能起源于19世纪初的美国,最初指狭窄的林地,现在则指任何特定区域。‘stomping grounds’指人们经常去且非常熟悉的地方,其起源可以追溯到19世纪的美国英语。‘haunts’指人们经常光顾的喜爱场所,其历史可以追溯到中古英语。‘neck of the woods’和‘stomping grounds’主要用于美国英语,‘haunts’则在英式英语和美式英语中都广泛使用。这些习语都体现了人们对熟悉地方的情感联系。 Asare: 我想分享两个我们家常用的词语。第一个是‘granteep’,我们用它来形容优雅、高档的事物。第二个是‘to be Francis’,我们用它来代替‘to be frank’,因为我们认识一个名叫Francis的人比名叫Frank的人更值得信赖。

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  1. A listener asked if the song "The Wizard and I" should actually be "The Wizard and Me," so we look at how you can tell. And then we look at interesting idioms about familiar places: "neck of the woods," "stomping grounds," and "haunts."

The "neck of the woods" segment was written by Karen Lunde, a former Quick and Dirty Tips editor who has crafted hundreds of articles on the art of writing well. She was an online education pioneer, founding one of the first online writing workshops. These days, she provides writing tips and writing coach services at HelpMeWriteBetter.com).

Find the  "Wicked" grammar quiz at the bottom of this page: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/wicked-movie-grammar-wizard-and-i/)

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