Talk:Film at 11

Latest comment: 9 years ago by Choor monster in topic Mental floss

Commenting edit

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Although this article started off as the Jargon File entry for "film at 11", this article now includes information which makes it more than merely material for Wiktionary.

Editors: The originator started this article using the E-Prime writing style. Please keep this article in E-Prime when you improve this article.

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Fuck the originator of this article. And fuck E-Prime. -Ashley Pomeroy 15:06, 10 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

examples edit

At least one of the examples came from The Kentucky Fried Movie.

Wiktionary edit

Someone should add this to wiktionary. 70.29.212.131 (talk) 07:19, 16 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Move was improper edit

See WP:TITLE.

"Film at 11" out-Googles "Film at eleven" easily. In fact, so does "Film at 11:00"! Both "11" and "eleven" are normally acceptable textual representations of the spoken idiom, so you did not have a valid reason in the first place. Of the choices, "11", "11:00", "eleven" or even "XI", "Film at 11" is the most common written form, so it takes priority.

TV stations don't list "eleven" on their webpages either for a time, so you really didn't have a point. For what it's worth, "Film @ 11" out-Googles all the choices except "Film at 11". Choor monster (talk) 14:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

News at 11 edit

A quick Google reveals the phrase is an entry at urbandictionary.com (pretty much meaningless), and it is used by TV stations on their websites for the name of their 11 o'clock broadcast (which is just a statement of fact).

Note that the "Film at 11" etymology is explained regarding the days when actual "film" was used, and it took time to develop. "News at 11" is self-explanatory, so it doesn't really fit in here. It cannot get equal billing with the phrase here, although a comment somewhere that this phrase has displaced the other one is acceptable. Choor monster (talk) 11:50, 4 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

Mental floss edit

Perhaps the mental floss entry was cribbed from here? It might be better as an external link, and so not look like an actual, reliable source. Choor monster (talk) 18:54, 10 September 2014 (UTC)Reply