Comments on: Hoist With His Own Petard http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:11:50 -0500 hourly 1 By: js http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/comment-page-1/#comment-222245 js Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:32:52 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1090#comment-222245 This phrase should become even more popular as President Obama's popularity heads south. This phrase should become even more popular as President Obama’s popularity heads south.

]]> By: NLP http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/comment-page-1/#comment-218006 NLP Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:58:57 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1090#comment-218006 You're crediting KEITH OLBERMAN with "popularizing" the Shakespearean expression, "hoist by his own petar[d]"?! Hardly. You must either be very young or pay way too much attention to Olberman. It has been a well-known phrase for ages, probably ever since 1604 when Shakespeare first said it. You’re crediting KEITH OLBERMAN with “popularizing” the Shakespearean expression, “hoist by his own petar[d]“?! Hardly. You must either be very young or pay way too much attention to Olberman.

It has been a well-known phrase for ages, probably ever since 1604 when Shakespeare first said it.

]]> By: Maeve http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/comment-page-1/#comment-191758 Maeve Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:34:17 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1090#comment-191758 Madolin, Thanks for the catch on Guildenstern. Madolin,
Thanks for the catch on Guildenstern.

]]> By: Madolin Wells http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/comment-page-1/#comment-191238 Madolin Wells Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:09:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1090#comment-191238 Rosencrantz and Guildestern misspelling: should be Guildenstern. Rosencrantz and Guildestern misspelling: should be Guildenstern.

]]> By: Peter http://www.dailywritingtips.com/hoist-with-his-own-petard/comment-page-1/#comment-53362 Peter Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:56:11 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=1090#comment-53362 Brad K.: the letter "y" is originally Greek "υ" (upsilon; capital Υ); it entered Latin through words borrowed from Greek, and other languages from there. Dutch "ij" isn't related to "y" (though it's often written joined, like "ÿ", and some people don't dot their i's and j's) Brad K.: the letter “y” is originally Greek “υ” (upsilon; capital Υ); it entered Latin through words borrowed from Greek, and other languages from there. Dutch “ij” isn’t related to “y” (though it’s often written joined, like “ÿ”, and some people don’t dot their i’s and j’s)

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