Talk:The Great Martian War 1913–1917

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Created the Talk-Page for "The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917 (2013 film)" article - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 21:02, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Film Review - "griping" word - ok or not?
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 Copied from "User talk:DragonflySixtyseven": Use of "griping" word not ok?

@DragonflySixtyseven: BRIEF Followup - not sure about this but, in the "The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917 (2013 film)" article section, adding "" to the word "griping" *may* (or *may not*?) - be ok - based on the dictionary definition at the following => http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/griping &mdash; esp, "to hold firmly" (verb) and/or "a firm hold" (noun) &mdash; *entirely* ok with me with (or without) the addition of course - but maybe worth a consideration? - in any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 20:33, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

That's an alternate (not even secondary) meaning, based on an alternate spelling of "gripping". The primary meaning of "griping" is "complaining", which makes no sense in the context of that film review; indeed, I thought it was your typo (and I was about to correct it!) until I checked the source and saw that it was the reviewer's.

And even if the reviewer did deliberately and intentionally spell it that way, it's still nonstandard enough that a "sic" is helpful. DS (talk) 23:57, 4 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you *very much* for your comments re the film reviewer's use of the word "griping" in the "The Great Martian War 1913 - 1917 (2013 film)" article section - yes, I *entirely* agree - no problem whatsoever - Thanks again for your comments - and - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 00:41, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

In any case - Enjoy! :) Drbogdan (talk) 15:20, 15 May 2015 (UTC)