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Bayeux Tapestry detail: Coronation of Harold, created by Myrabella, 2013, used under Creative Commons license

Bayeux Tapestry detail: Coronation of Harold, created by Myrabella, 2013, used under Creative Commons license

Grammar…um…strict police

March 11, 2020

26 February 2009

Mark Liberman over at Language Log links to this hilarious video clip about grammatical pedantry.

The clip, originally from the 2004 movie The Downfall, is a staple of internet parody, with all sorts of different versions with different subtitles. This one, however, may be the best of all of them.

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