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To: flintsilver7
I've heard it cited incorrectly, by people who had no idea of the source of the phrase.

People such as yourself, lol.

89 posted on 01/10/2011 4:36:43 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Is not the replacement of “hoist” with “hoisting” not an incorrect citation? In the original the word “hoist” is not used a verb. I ask because it was not I who made that mistake.

By the way, I as a rule despise Shakespeare and those who think his writing was genius. He wrote almost exclusively in figurative language and by modern standards you would need a translator to determine the meaning of the original in today’s terms. In other words, you’re translating from an effete playwright’s English to modern English. This puts him on the same level as the average rapper.


90 posted on 01/10/2011 4:47:29 PM PST by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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