Talk:George Grove

Infobox

The Classical music project does not use infoboxes, and so this article should not have one. -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:49, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Good catch! We don't want any of that unhelpful clutter if we can avoid it! Tim riley (talk) 00:12, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

regular

Hi and thanks for the interesting article. One question from a non-native English reader: what does "regular" mean in the sentence "When responsible for the regular orchestral concerts at the Crystal Palace, ..."? Is it "regular" like in "ordinary" or "regular" like in "periodically"? Many thanks, --Eisfbnore • talk 11:47, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

What a good point! One uses one's own language quite unthinkingly. Here "regular" means at regular intervals, rather than the Starbucks perversion of the word to mean "small" ("a regular coffee"). I'll check how often these concerts were given; perhaps I can find a better wording, such as twice-weekly or some such. Thanks for this interesting linguistic sidelight. Tim riley (talk) 16:10, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Haha, Tim, in NYC, a "regular" coffee means it has milk and sugar. If you want it without milk, you have to say "black, with sugar". If you want it without sugar, you have to say "Regular, no sugar". -- Ssilvers (talk) 19:25, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

And do we know how Sir George liked his coffee? Tim riley (talk) 21:23, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Odd changes

Will CGaltieri please explain him/herself? Tim riley (talk) 22:43, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Source

There's a full blown biography: The life & letters of Sir George Grove, Hon. D.C.L. (Durham), Hon. LL.D. (Glasgow), formerly director of the Royal college of music; by Charles L. Graves. Published 1903 by Macmillan and co., limited, The Macmillan company in London, New York . Written in English. 484pp. online at OL 6929419M LeadSongDog come howl! 15:00, 25 February 2014 (UTC)