Corrected entry: When Ralphie is imagining he's in prison, the guard tells him he has a visitor and says, "Dead Man Walking." That refers to a prisoner being taken to his execution. Ralphie was not going to be executed, only to see his family.
Leicaman
11th Dec 2023
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
7th Dec 2023
The Conners (2018)
Corrected entry: Ben says "we may be honing in on the problem." You hone a knife and you hone an argument. "Homing" means getting closer, either in distance or in understanding. They were HOMING in on the problem.
Correction: Either phrase is acceptable. "Honing in" means to move towards an objective or to focus attention on that objective.
It is a common usage, but still incorrect. https://grammarist.com/eggcorns/home-in-hone-in/.
It is an acceptable usage, even if it is not the best or most grammatically correct word to use. After all, the Conners are not the most sophisticated or educated family. Something that is not technically correct can be situationally right.
And I can't remember the last time (if ever) I heard anyone say "homing" instead of using "honing."
Correction: Merriam-Webster gives this as an example: The missile was honing in on its target. Researchers are honing in on the cause of the disease. Ben uses it in this manner. It is a colloquialism that we all understand. You can use either phrasing (and in the US it tends to be more common to use "honing in"). It is not a mistake.
24th Oct 2023
Columbo (1971)
Corrected entry: When Columbo and the staffer are looking through the orders from MAC supplier, they mention tweezers. Hospitals use "forceps", not tweezers.
Correction: There is a difference between tweezers and forceps, and many hospitals, if not most or all, use both.
Yes, forceps are used medically for grasping or holding larger objects, while tweezers are used mainly for manipulating or moving tiny ones, and also for dissection. Interestingly, in many surgical suites, the staff will use the term "pickups" instead of forceps.
13th Jan 2023
Young Sheldon (2017)
Legalese and a Whole Hoo-Ha - S6-E8
Corrected entry: This episode takes place in approximately 1992, but the video store has a copy of The Passion of the Christ. That movie was released in 2004.
Correction: No, it's "The Last Temptation of Christ". Connie even says this on the phone while ordering movies.
Correction: I watched all the scenes at the video store and never saw "The Passion of the Christ." The closest thing that came close was ordering "The Last Temptation of Christ." I would suggest you submit a screenshot of the video.
Mandy is on the phone ordering some more movies. She lists "Passion of the Christ."
Connie was on the phone, not Mandy. And she orders "The Last Temptation of Christ", which came out in 1988. Unless you're talking about a different episode.
No, she lists "Last Temptation of Christ," released in 1988. https://youtu.be/gbFkKuUQJcM?t=119.
5th Nov 2022
Young Sheldon (2017)
Four Hundred Cartons of Undeclared Cigarettes and a Niblingo - S6-E1
Corrected entry: When Connie Dale and are driving back from jail in Mexico, Connie's seatbelt has a twist, then later it doesn't.
Correction: She had the time and could've fixed it.
24th Mar 2022
Young Sheldon (2017)
A Free Scratcher and Feminine Wiles - S5-E14
Corrected entry: Dr. Lee says that she worked on IBM's Watson. The episode takes place in the 1980s or early 1990s. The Watson program was from 2004 to 2011. It won on "Jeopardy" in 2011.
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Correction: Not a mistake. This is a product of Ralphie's overactive imagination, which is a character trait of his throughout both movies.
ctown28 ★
Good point.
Leicaman