I like Listening to Stephen Fry speak. Seriously the best way to experience Harry Potter is the Audio books read by Stephen Fry. Also he puts the fun back into the British Accent where the phonies have made it grind like a cat scratching a Black Board. Furthermore if I spelled anything wrong =). Feel free to watch the video again because if you have any complaints.... Your doing it WRONG! hehehe.
Can anyone tell me how someone goes about making a video like this, or link me to another video that explains it? The description says it's done by using Adobe products, but is it all done manually? Thanks in advance.
@bassboi666 Most videos such as these are made using Adobe After Effects. The techniques and interface do take some getting used to, and especially if you just want to advance from the basics. But as a warning, assuming you have not used after effects, a video this long and indepth would most likely take you a few days, I'd guess around a week, depending on how hard and often you work on it
Well with english (barely) as my second language, I didn't quite follow everything he said. And yet the way he spoke and with the visual effects added, I simply enjoyed as he took me away with the melody of his voice. I really liked it :)
Cool, now I can stop hating myself for using too many commas because of one rant by a famous guy.
Seriously though, I do indeed use longer words because rolling them off the tongue feels as liberating as performing a beautifully choreographed dance. That's how it SHOULD be done; with the intention of having fun, not impressing someone.
@ReloadXPsiPlays I know right, I enjoy the feeling I get from using a "big" word in the correct sense such as using the word ludicrous. I love speaking correctly, using grammar correctly, and taking pride in the most basic form of communication. The only time I correct people on their grammar is when it's incomprehensible, and creates miscommunication.
@AdagioCandy it's from his podcasts; series 2 episode 'Language' It won't let me post the weblink, but you can find it on iTunes, or going through his website.
He should have kept on talking for 2 hours. It's the random original topic (cummon when've u ever heard someone on youtube talk about this topic), the accent and the typography which go so well together.
For anyone who wishes to see this in its extended form, and a few other rants, views and opinions of Mr Fry including ones on Dance, The BBC and Copyright, you need only to search for 'podgrams' on iTunes. They are very enjoyable. Much love, Jon.
Stephen is a great guy:) He understands whats important in life and what it truly means to be an intellectual. Be creative, open minded, think for yourself and stop having different strings attached to your beliefs on things! Be yourself and have fun in life :) Stop the ignorance.
But aren't grammatical errors and spelling mistakes a sign of laziness? If everyone had their own language rules we wouldn't be able to understand each other. Yes, I realize I've made grammatical errors in the last few sentences.
I often cite this video when arguing with people who think there is a difference between a geek and a nerd. I argue that the usage has become interchangeable, yet so many of my friends try to stick me with dictionary definitions.
2.10 the following paragraph should be played to any and all of the self appointed "grammar police" that roam the online world. So many people think using big words and, punctuating, every, single, word, and proof reading youtube comments to make sure there isnt one fullstop missing automaticaly makes you intelegant and above the rest of us. Sure its best to use english properly if your writing somthing important but replys "that was a cool vid m8 nice1" doesnt make you stupid
I'm sorry Stephen but I have to disagree with you here. While I feel some take their irritations too far, what the internet has dubbed the "grammar-nazi', and I surely have little room to speak as I make spelling and punctuation errors in most things I type, this simply feels wrong. Some people are angry just for the sake of it, because they're psudo-intellectuals wanting to feel superior, but I find the abuse of language upsetting because it's that abuse. Ignoring abuse doesn't make it go away.
"Do they ever let the tripping of the tips of their tongues against the tops of their teeth transport them to giddy euphoric bliss?" This reminded me of V's introductory speech in 'V for Vendetta.'
Would it be fair to say that there is an important difference between willfully breaking the rules and doing so out of ignorance? While Shakespeare and Wilde may have twisted and broken conventional rules of grammar and language, they did so (I imagine) with intent.
Well, *I* liked it!! I love watching the typed words catch up with his spoken words, it's like they were alive and running after him like little children or duckies after the bossy but gentle mother duck who is directing them after her! It's wonderfully delicious! :)
While I agree that some may focus too much on exact wording and grammar, to say that it is always trivial is overlooking the pragmatic need for clarity in speach. Intended meaning is not always clear if we don't use the right words. Accuracy is especially important in scientific writing. It's more than just a matter of looking professional, you can't just throw words around. He makes a straw man out of the grocery store example. He uses ad hominem to attack those he disagrees with.
@Inferno350 While it's true that in certain specific areas such as scientific writing, accuracy is indeed more important than the ability to play with language, I don't think it is the focus of this recording. He seems to be referring primarily to people who claim to be "defending the language" from the perceived assault of alternative usage or minor inaccuracies. As such (and in the same vein), this speech was made very stylized, and was not likely intended to be an infallible logical argument.
How would the store example be a straw man exactly? I mean he's talking about grammar Nazis and that's exactly something a grammar Nazi would complain about. It's only an ad hominem if you substitute insults for arguments, he made his case clearly.
@Inferno350 he didn't say that correcting wording and grammer is always trivial, offcourse scientific writting is important to uphold a perfect level of this, as Stephen stated with exams. He was talking about obvious informality and sheer & utter pettiness, for example when people moan about grammatically correct supermarket signs when they fully understand what they mean.
@fiendfury I love Stephen Fry - and as an Englishman I think he's a bit of a national treasure. But I think he's quite wrong. In the example of supermarket signs he uses I would ask. Surely it is better to be conventionally correct than incorrect?
@247custard I think he means that those who correct only because they want to be correct should shut up and those who want to correct the signs in order to make it easier for the casual speaker to become used to correct language by eliminating wrong examples can keep on nagging, it's all about intent and background
@247custard I too am an Englishman, very proud of Stephen Fry and agree with what you say, I think Mr Fry would argue that it IS better to be conventionally correct when it comes to signs, but its people complaining about them that he doesn't agree with. You have an incredibly good point though, probably the smartest comment i've seen on a youtube vid.
This has to do with people's fascination of the context instead of the actual "source" or purpose. Maybe this has to do with the context with which any kind of message is delivered being too characteristic than the message itself. There are movements that want to ban usage of Comic Sans from everywhere because.. it's too ugly and they don't like it! For God's sake stop this pretense nonsense and get some real education people!
It angered me to no end when one of my teachers kept correcting an African-American student on the way he spoke, saying it was "incorrect English." Language is fluid. As long as it communicates an idea, it is fine, it is correct. Language policing is just irritating and pretty damn intolerant.
I'm not going to comment on the content of the video, but the way it's prestented. Seriously, fuck all these words flying around. It gives me a head ache and pisses me off!!!!
The ending blew my mind. Brilliant stuff. However, the reason why "actioning," doesn't sound right is that it's too broad in its possible usage - there are better and more specific words that already exist that one could use rather than that. Otherwise, I completely agree.
I am not native English speaker, nor did I studied languages and i find it disgusting how languages are raped every day. I can't imagine how it looks like to someone who's studying languages...
@Ursuped a grammar nazi once pointed out another's grammatical mistake with a sentance that used a dangling participle. My pwnage of him was epic! But Steven Fry's Pwnage here is fucking solar.
Fry's approach only applies to people who have any sense. Most of the population either needs to learn some fucking grammar or STFU. Fry is living in a fantasy world in which most people actually know how to use context in conjunction with language. In the other direction, if you wanna communicate with most people, you have to spell it out, dot your little i's, and cram it down their face with the proper proportion of mustard and lube.
I love Stephen Fry, and I loved this video, but I actually became slightly irritated at the very end when he mentioned that he finds it hard not to wince when someone aspirates the word aytch. I find it absolutely ridiculous, in fact, that after several minutes of giving out about pedantics, he himself is pedantic. In Ireland, 'aytch' is always pronounced as 'haytch', and is classified as part of the hiberno-english dialect.
@VeggieVamp He did say moments before that that it's something he feels guilt over and tries to suppress, in his defence. But I see why you might be annoyed by it.
We all have our small annoyances, but I think Stephen Fry is targeting the people who make it their responsibility to obsess over every single little grammatical error they come across.
@Spartansoldier217 What exactly were yuo trying to communicate to me with your first sentence? And yes, I completely agree with you as to what the purpose of the video was, but in my personal opinion, that last remark pissed me off. I know that he was only trying to shw us that he wasn't perfect in his judgements but it still annoyed me because it isn't a faux pas to pronounce it differently! That's all. :)
I like Listening to Stephen Fry speak. Seriously the best way to experience Harry Potter is the Audio books read by Stephen Fry. Also he puts the fun back into the British Accent where the phonies have made it grind like a cat scratching a Black Board. Furthermore if I spelled anything wrong =). Feel free to watch the video again because if you have any complaints.... Your doing it WRONG! hehehe.
Tuttomenui 8 hours ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
Not a stutter nor a stammer to his stride. He be not any more man than us all be this Steven Fry.
With his words he clearly defines and underlines what he says that undermines.
They step to attention then halt to their clause. They all stop and think over the sudden pause.
Befallen with grief they do bellow. "This is one truly worthy fellow!"
Stephen Fry. Playing the allies in word war 1 and 2 since he began!
C454D 16 hours ago
+1 for Fable
MrChooChooTraehn 17 hours ago
The words are everywhere!
StarslayerStudios 17 hours ago
...Wow...I cannot imagine how long and difficult this must have been to animate, if you care to reply on this, I would be very interested to know.
AaronStarExhibits 21 hours ago
@AaronStarExhibits There is a program that does it for you. Can't remember its name, but I know there was one
IbombYourAss 20 hours ago
@IbombYourAss >does this for you
I'm pretty sure you're oversimplifying it quite a bit.
TisLehwis 9 hours ago
PREACH!!! He hath read mine mind!!
CapricornSuave 1 day ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
I have no problem with nouns becoming verbs, but I do have a very big problem with pronouns becoming possessive pronouns...
YOUR = Possessive Pronoun
YOU'RE is a contraction of "You are". YOU is a Pronoun and ARE is a Verb.
lambovsatan225 1 day ago
Can anyone tell me how someone goes about making a video like this, or link me to another video that explains it? The description says it's done by using Adobe products, but is it all done manually? Thanks in advance.
bassboi666 2 days ago
@bassboi666 Most videos such as these are made using Adobe After Effects. The techniques and interface do take some getting used to, and especially if you just want to advance from the basics. But as a warning, assuming you have not used after effects, a video this long and indepth would most likely take you a few days, I'd guess around a week, depending on how hard and often you work on it
ThatSteedyBloke 2 days ago
I mostly agree with what he says, but guys...know your "They're"s, "There"s, "Their"s, "Its" and "It's" please!
FranticSelf 4 days ago 2
Well with english (barely) as my second language, I didn't quite follow everything he said. And yet the way he spoke and with the visual effects added, I simply enjoyed as he took me away with the melody of his voice. I really liked it :)
dontkickducks 4 days ago
@dontkickducks Even with English as my first language I didn't get all that he said. Yet, I liked it also.
WreckEmUp1 1 day ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
This as a rap=awesomeness
TheCrazyGameFreak 4 days ago
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techno2k12 4 days ago
soo cool i can move the lyrics around
SuperCalvinful 4 days ago
I love this man.
karolka0203 6 days ago
Cool, now I can stop hating myself for using too many commas because of one rant by a famous guy.
Seriously though, I do indeed use longer words because rolling them off the tongue feels as liberating as performing a beautifully choreographed dance. That's how it SHOULD be done; with the intention of having fun, not impressing someone.
ReloadXPsiPlays 1 week ago 2
@ReloadXPsiPlays I know right, I enjoy the feeling I get from using a "big" word in the correct sense such as using the word ludicrous. I love speaking correctly, using grammar correctly, and taking pride in the most basic form of communication. The only time I correct people on their grammar is when it's incomprehensible, and creates miscommunication.
darkma1ice 4 days ago
@darkma1ice For me it's when someone tries to call someone an idiot, and does so by spelling more than half their words wrong :/
ReloadXPsiPlays 4 days ago
I don't care what he speaks about, I could just listen to him forever ♥
heir1not 1 week ago
Stephen my darling! <3
InkFlavourJelly 1 week ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
"...those they talk to" at 2:49 should be "...those to whom they talk.
Aercest 1 week ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
@Aercest Dude. I was totally saying the same thing. We have issues...
Savaniel 1 week ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
@Aercest Also, you forgot your ending quotation mark. :D
Savaniel 1 week ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
@Savaniel
Haha, nice catch!
Aercest 1 week ago
I kinda really want to keep listening to him talk. Does anyone know where I might listen to the rest of this?
AdagioCandy 1 week ago
@AdagioCandy it's from his podcasts; series 2 episode 'Language' It won't let me post the weblink, but you can find it on iTunes, or going through his website.
okamanokama 4 days ago
if ever a man, alive in our generation, genuinely loved to care about the love of language.
htirarith 1 week ago
*mindblown* That was awesome. I have to show this to my English teacher.
96TwistedGirl 1 week ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
My brain just can't absorb any of his words, he's too knowledgable *explode*
iLikeThurtles 1 week ago 2
He should have kept on talking for 2 hours. It's the random original topic (cummon when've u ever heard someone on youtube talk about this topic), the accent and the typography which go so well together.
darklight254 1 week ago
I love words, words, words!
imhellag 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
For anyone who wishes to see this in its extended form, and a few other rants, views and opinions of Mr Fry including ones on Dance, The BBC and Copyright, you need only to search for 'podgrams' on iTunes. They are very enjoyable. Much love, Jon.
ShadowxBoi 2 weeks ago
sounds like the guy from little big planet.
AnselDuke 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
@AnselDuke it is the guy from little big planet
ShadowxBoi 2 weeks ago
Absolutely fantastic.
There is no greater motivation to explore and perfect your English than the perspective of delighting even more in how and what Stephen Fry says...
sophisable 2 weeks ago
"Language"
FFF693 2 weeks ago
Dayum!
dukorider1 2 weeks ago in playlist CGPGrey favorites
Down with prescriptivism!
tehren99 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
That was awesome.
Heavyzito 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1 45
he tells us not to correct for the sake of correctness and pride us with intimate knowledge of the language
he tells us that you can let mistakes which don't impair understandability slip
he says we should love to talk and love language for its own sake
notpointed 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
Grammar Nazi beatdown.
TheAwakenedHeretic 2 weeks ago 25
I decided to favourite this video even before I watched it.
beggo321 2 weeks ago
I KNEW IT WAS SPELLING SOMETHING!!!! haha. On the other hand, wonderfully spoken!
Chrysanthymum29 2 weeks ago
I'm eating a brownie out of a mug. His voice is still more nomish...
AdamK153 2 weeks ago
@AdamK153 Put milk and cream on that brownie. If it doesn’t go soggy, you’ll thank me for it.
awsomosaurus995 2 weeks ago
@awsomosaurus995 I thank you from the depths of my cholesterol clogged heart :)
AdamK153 1 week ago
I came.
sciez22 2 weeks ago
Is the point of this video to induce dizziness? What with the revolving and jumping.
fayeck 3 weeks ago
Pocoyo?
stefstuf2 3 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
lol
kikkanorway987 3 weeks ago
This guy rocks! I love the sound of his voice and he makes a lot of good points
CurstSaden 3 weeks ago
His rant sounds sooo comforting.... I love your voice Mr. Fry.
sanadamakie 3 weeks ago
*eargasm*
ozzygp11 3 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
Stephen is a great guy:) He understands whats important in life and what it truly means to be an intellectual. Be creative, open minded, think for yourself and stop having different strings attached to your beliefs on things! Be yourself and have fun in life :) Stop the ignorance.
Etrajbe 3 weeks ago
But aren't grammatical errors and spelling mistakes a sign of laziness? If everyone had their own language rules we wouldn't be able to understand each other. Yes, I realize I've made grammatical errors in the last few sentences.
bobzurunkel 3 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@bobzurunkel Yes, I agree.
lastlaugh98 3 weeks ago
You missed a few periods. Just saying.
WanderingWombat 4 weeks ago
is this the guy from little big planet
because i fell like playing it now just by hearing his voice
mb69ful 4 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
I often cite this video when arguing with people who think there is a difference between a geek and a nerd. I argue that the usage has become interchangeable, yet so many of my friends try to stick me with dictionary definitions.
TheChrisMedico 4 weeks ago
He sounds like Peter O'Toole. Anton Ego from Ratatouille. Pixar films for the win.
1337x1337x 1 month ago
Language Porn!
emjayjo 1 month ago
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emjayjo 1 month ago
did you have to obtain copyright to use this voiceover ?
lightspeedchump 1 month ago
2:10 doh!!
Durzo86 1 month ago
2.10 the following paragraph should be played to any and all of the self appointed "grammar police" that roam the online world. So many people think using big words and, punctuating, every, single, word, and proof reading youtube comments to make sure there isnt one fullstop missing automaticaly makes you intelegant and above the rest of us. Sure its best to use english properly if your writing somthing important but replys "that was a cool vid m8 nice1" doesnt make you stupid
Durzo86 1 month ago
I'm sorry Stephen but I have to disagree with you here. While I feel some take their irritations too far, what the internet has dubbed the "grammar-nazi', and I surely have little room to speak as I make spelling and punctuation errors in most things I type, this simply feels wrong. Some people are angry just for the sake of it, because they're psudo-intellectuals wanting to feel superior, but I find the abuse of language upsetting because it's that abuse. Ignoring abuse doesn't make it go away.
TornadoCreator 1 month ago
Halfway through he is just bitching.
dftbaz 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
to tears, this video brings me every time
epicSOUPpr 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
"Do they ever let the tripping of the tips of their tongues against the tops of their teeth transport them to giddy euphoric bliss?" This reminded me of V's introductory speech in 'V for Vendetta.'
GeekiestGuyAround 1 month ago 3
@GeekiestGuyAround this technique is called 'alliteration.'
above18y0utub3r 3 weeks ago
2:58 "Well, sod them all to Hades" xD
Silverhawk92 1 month ago 2
Overall good. I just would have preferred a different typeface or multiple typefaces be used in the animation.
jrnemanich 1 month ago
I Want Him As My English Teacher!
ChrstnMlt 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites 3
beautiful use of prezi. thats all i have to say and i truely love the point that stephen fry makes.
dirtydq1992 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
And now i have to watch the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
gandj19 1 month ago
Would it be fair to say that there is an important difference between willfully breaking the rules and doing so out of ignorance? While Shakespeare and Wilde may have twisted and broken conventional rules of grammar and language, they did so (I imagine) with intent.
Just a thought. Thoroughly enjoyed it, well done!
Lukasi16 1 month ago
Well, *I* liked it!! I love watching the typed words catch up with his spoken words, it's like they were alive and running after him like little children or duckies after the bossy but gentle mother duck who is directing them after her! It's wonderfully delicious! :)
phlearze 1 month ago
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This is shit. Nothing interesting happens at all just words appearing on the screen. Most boring kinetic typography I've ever seen
MaxLees666 1 month ago
I feel like an A-grade student who has just been told off by her favourite teacher :S
El3v8mysoul 1 month ago 91
I wish I had the cognitive dexterity to speak in the way that he does...
BKradley 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
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he speaks so beautifully
THEGAMINGRULER 1 month ago
he speaks so beautifully
THEGAMINGRULER 1 month ago
Check the typography on my channel!
DeathmentalPvP 1 month ago
beautiful.
Dmp14u 1 month ago
Mk, scrolled down and saw talk of fallacies.
Thought I left AP english six hours ago.... L_L
1TearofEcstacy14 1 month ago
Excellent!
BggProductions 1 month ago
What a Grammar Communist.
Cubelarooso 1 month ago 5
Your voice with those flying words are funny
khoi98 1 month ago
render time?
shadowflare2255 1 month ago
very nice
EZtrollin 1 month ago
While I agree that some may focus too much on exact wording and grammar, to say that it is always trivial is overlooking the pragmatic need for clarity in speach. Intended meaning is not always clear if we don't use the right words. Accuracy is especially important in scientific writing. It's more than just a matter of looking professional, you can't just throw words around. He makes a straw man out of the grocery store example. He uses ad hominem to attack those he disagrees with.
Inferno350 1 month ago
@Inferno350 While it's true that in certain specific areas such as scientific writing, accuracy is indeed more important than the ability to play with language, I don't think it is the focus of this recording. He seems to be referring primarily to people who claim to be "defending the language" from the perceived assault of alternative usage or minor inaccuracies. As such (and in the same vein), this speech was made very stylized, and was not likely intended to be an infallible logical argument.
MikuAnima 1 month ago
@Inferno350
How would the store example be a straw man exactly? I mean he's talking about grammar Nazis and that's exactly something a grammar Nazi would complain about. It's only an ad hominem if you substitute insults for arguments, he made his case clearly.
Leadman1989 1 month ago
@Inferno350 he didn't say that correcting wording and grammer is always trivial, offcourse scientific writting is important to uphold a perfect level of this, as Stephen stated with exams. He was talking about obvious informality and sheer & utter pettiness, for example when people moan about grammatically correct supermarket signs when they fully understand what they mean.
fiendfury 1 month ago 32
@fiendfury i think you mean 'grammar' :P
bluepansylove 3 weeks ago
@bluepansylove ISHYJ
PolarSmoke 3 weeks ago
@bluepansylove haha, I really should check my spelling, thankyou :P
fiendfury 3 weeks ago
@fiendfury I'm sure you mean "grammatically incorrect", correct?
565144 2 weeks ago
@fiendfury I love Stephen Fry - and as an Englishman I think he's a bit of a national treasure. But I think he's quite wrong. In the example of supermarket signs he uses I would ask. Surely it is better to be conventionally correct than incorrect?
247custard 2 weeks ago
@247custard I think he means that those who correct only because they want to be correct should shut up and those who want to correct the signs in order to make it easier for the casual speaker to become used to correct language by eliminating wrong examples can keep on nagging, it's all about intent and background
notpointed 2 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites Volume 1
@247custard I too am an Englishman, very proud of Stephen Fry and agree with what you say, I think Mr Fry would argue that it IS better to be conventionally correct when it comes to signs, but its people complaining about them that he doesn't agree with. You have an incredibly good point though, probably the smartest comment i've seen on a youtube vid.
fiendfury 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
cool voice
robroDELTRON 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
Who else checked the difference between less and fewer, disinterested and uninterested?
(FYI English is not my native language)
TheRealGeriBoss 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
he sounds like the guy from little big planet
campingbabe 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@campingbabe That's because it is.
jackhenrybehncke 1 month ago
Does he voice the Narrator form Little Big Planet 1-2 ? :D
SONYMAN2099 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites 97
@SONYMAN2099 lol so true
ohsimplyease 1 month ago in playlist Greys Playlist
@SONYMAN2099 HE DOES! Its him :D
GreyBladeKing 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@SONYMAN2099 Yes.
SinataSeries 1 month ago
@SONYMAN2099 yes
mrgeoslugs 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
@SONYMAN2099 Okay everybody, know we know. :D
SONYMAN2099 1 month ago
@SONYMAN2099 Yeup
patrickallen13 1 month ago
@SONYMAN2099 Yes he is
ministove1111 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
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@SONYMAN2099 I looked it up and as matter of fact he is !!!
googe: Narrator for Little Big Planet
and click the first link!
DeTranslator 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@DeTranslator *google
DeTranslator 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@SONYMAN2099 Yes and narrator is not a proper noun. XD
vmp916 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@SONYMAN2099 Yes
Proskillz21 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@SONYMAN2099 self
StopCallingMeJohn 1 month ago
@SONYMAN2099 yes he is
mq1506 3 weeks ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@SONYMAN2099 Yes he does. Stephen Fry is amazing.
2MuchFreeTimeVideos 2 weeks ago
@SONYMAN2099 Yes, you are correct. Stephen Fry DOES do the narration for Little Big Planet... as he should. :)
JayBird4theW1N 2 weeks ago
I wish if there is someone who could talk like him in Arabic.
AboDi22lalala 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
DOT DOT DOT
itsmeqwe1 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
he truly described what i always knew. it's like he is speaking from the bottom of my heart. what a genius human being.
and he always makes me want to know english way better than i do right now - his use of adjectives is just - ahhh.
austrianmusicfreak 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites 4
Please narrate my life.
phontomz 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
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I want Stephen Fry to narrate my life
harelchen13 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
He has a voice that is simply captivating. :)
alinutza91geo 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
is stephen fry a linguist?
blazinboomer 1 month ago
This has to do with people's fascination of the context instead of the actual "source" or purpose. Maybe this has to do with the context with which any kind of message is delivered being too characteristic than the message itself. There are movements that want to ban usage of Comic Sans from everywhere because.. it's too ugly and they don't like it! For God's sake stop this pretense nonsense and get some real education people!
lakeb0dom 1 month ago
i wouldve been lost without those close captions
lollypopman1231 1 month ago
This this this this this.
It angered me to no end when one of my teachers kept correcting an African-American student on the way he spoke, saying it was "incorrect English." Language is fluid. As long as it communicates an idea, it is fine, it is correct. Language policing is just irritating and pretty damn intolerant.
flameow152 1 month ago
This video lacked "joy".
Alpinex105 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
my god, he is a genius.
leftcoastvagrant 1 month ago
Man I wished I would of taken language more seriously in early high school!
xDarthBane 1 month ago
I'm not going to comment on the content of the video, but the way it's prestented. Seriously, fuck all these words flying around. It gives me a head ache and pisses me off!!!!
theblackwidower 1 month ago
i just love this!
BiGbEaR2070 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
I love how you pick on the snobs! :)
BiggestATLAfan 1 month ago
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of language...
24hoursayear 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
this is awesome! I guess it took you days to finish...
sulayman360 1 month ago
The irony is that this this monologue is vastly superior than the misuses of orthography people complain about.
NoeLPZC 1 month ago
@NoeLPZC I see what you did there.
LinguaLatinaVivit 1 month ago
tl;dr
culwin 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
*Mind, Blown*
Lucasreher 1 month ago
The ending blew my mind. Brilliant stuff. However, the reason why "actioning," doesn't sound right is that it's too broad in its possible usage - there are better and more specific words that already exist that one could use rather than that. Otherwise, I completely agree.
metallicakixtotalass 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
1:40 should be "but" not "well"
AngryKittehPoo 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
I am not native English speaker, nor did I studied languages and i find it disgusting how languages are raped every day. I can't imagine how it looks like to someone who's studying languages...
SeleNazzy 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
"...They're too farting busy"
I laughed so hard at that.
AquaPhoenix2006 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
Who is this Stephen Fry guy? Is he the one that used to do comedic skits with House?
AlejandroRoggio 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@AlejandroRoggio Yes. He's also the voice over in Little Big planet, among 50 million other things.
elmohead 1 month ago
Some days I really wish I didn't have dyslexia
rossmoore13 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
The grammar nazi's anti-christ. Pedantic redditors, take heed.
Ursuped 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@Ursuped a grammar nazi once pointed out another's grammatical mistake with a sentance that used a dangling participle. My pwnage of him was epic! But Steven Fry's Pwnage here is fucking solar.
TheRepublicOfUngeria 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
If I were to ever be a butler for someone, I hope it would be Stephen Fry, he is just so delightfully posh, so much so that it becomes badass.
waffleless 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
thanks for increasing my vocabulary :)
jlmknight 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
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This video inspire me to create my own Kinetic Typography Video for 4 sleepless night, its worth it! :)
TheUnderratedTalent 1 month ago 2
Fry's approach only applies to people who have any sense. Most of the population either needs to learn some fucking grammar or STFU. Fry is living in a fantasy world in which most people actually know how to use context in conjunction with language. In the other direction, if you wanna communicate with most people, you have to spell it out, dot your little i's, and cram it down their face with the proper proportion of mustard and lube.
willconley777 1 month ago
i love this man more than could possibly be healthy :S
blainusTV 1 month ago
This is fantastic.
13maji 1 month ago
Take that fucking grammar nazis.
electelectro 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
i feel like a dolt
imthetopstoner 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
i need a dictonary and a grammer book, ive been missusing the language it seems.
LexSnipe49 1 month ago
Oh god, so much alliteration...
TophBeiFong2 1 month ago
140 people dislike the fact Stephen Fry made then shut their damn mouths.
Unas1 1 month ago
I love Stephen Fry, and I loved this video, but I actually became slightly irritated at the very end when he mentioned that he finds it hard not to wince when someone aspirates the word aytch. I find it absolutely ridiculous, in fact, that after several minutes of giving out about pedantics, he himself is pedantic. In Ireland, 'aytch' is always pronounced as 'haytch', and is classified as part of the hiberno-english dialect.
VeggieVamp 1 month ago in playlist Grey's Favorites
@VeggieVamp He did say moments before that that it's something he feels guilt over and tries to suppress, in his defence. But I see why you might be annoyed by it.
MrObscureReference 1 month ago
@VeggieVamp What's a what now?
We all have our small annoyances, but I think Stephen Fry is targeting the people who make it their responsibility to obsess over every single little grammatical error they come across.
Spartansoldier217 1 month ago
@Spartansoldier217 What exactly were yuo trying to communicate to me with your first sentence? And yes, I completely agree with you as to what the purpose of the video was, but in my personal opinion, that last remark pissed me off. I know that he was only trying to shw us that he wasn't perfect in his judgements but it still annoyed me because it isn't a faux pas to pronounce it differently! That's all. :)
VeggieVamp 1 month ago