Anachronistically Adjectival
By pgn
@pgntwo (22405)
Derry, Northern Ireland
March 31, 2017 11:02am CST
I heard a term on the radio news this morning that reminded me of the film adaptation of Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing".
In a piece about the tragic loss of 5 people in a helicopter accident over Snowdonia in Wales a few days ago, some hack had interviewed a neighbour of one of the victims.
The guy being interviewed described the deceased as someone who was, and I quote: "hail fellow well met". The phrase appears in several newspaper articles relating to the accident as well.
I spent the rest of my commute wondering exactly what that expression means...
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Apr 17
What interesting expressions! But well, terms like that make my head swirl a bit as I try to read into them - but perhaps it wasn't meant to be complex as that (perhaps it's just complex to those of us who do not use or hear those terms). How very sad about the helicopter accident.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
6 Apr 17
What a new and strange phrase. Did you find out the meaning...and in what context? I just feel the words out but still probably not get it right.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
31 Mar 17
Regional colloquial saying are often hard for those not well versed in the usage.
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