http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/02/28/good-ol-shakesbeard/ Mistakes Happen Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:43:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.regrettheerror.com/2008/02/28/good-ol-shakesbeard/comment-page-1/#comment-24727 Kef Schecter Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:05:00 +0000 http://www.regrettheerror.com/newspapers/good-ol-shakesbeard#comment-24727 Interesting in that even the correction is essentially incorrect in that it misinterprets the passage, though the misinterpretation is overwhelmingly common. The full context makes it clear: "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York." Or, to rephrase, "The winter of our discontent turns into glorious summer..." -- it completely changes the meaning. Interesting in that even the correction is essentially incorrect in that it misinterprets the passage, though the misinterpretation is overwhelmingly common. The full context makes it clear: “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York.” Or, to rephrase, “The winter of our discontent turns into glorious summer…” — it completely changes the meaning.

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