brick wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:44 pm
Did anyone else find the phrase “all the surviving colonists were massacred” a little awkward?
I did. That makes no sense at all.
That's not what he said. He referred to Colonials, as in soldiers...And in this case, the closed captioning has it right too.
"All the surviving Colonials were murdered, massacred." (The captioning says "murdered and massacred.")
I admit his diction is not the best.
I apologize for misremembering the exact wording, but the correct wording isn't any less awkward to me. It is slightly reminiscent of the childhood riddles about "battle yada yada... where were the survivors buried?"
OK, but it is known as the Fort Griswold Massacre. The New England Historical Society says "many of the remaining American troops" were slaughtered, so maybe he was exaggerating (as I guess he is wont to do...) I think he said "murdered, massacred," which is less awwkward than the captioning has it. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety ... treachery/
brick wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 7:44 pm
Did anyone else find the phrase “all the surviving colonists were massacred” a little awkward?
I did. That makes no sense at all.
That's not what he said. He referred to Colonials, as in soldiers...And in this case, the closed captioning has it right too.
"All the surviving Colonials were murdered, massacred." (The captioning says "murdered and massacred.")
I admit his diction is not the best.
I apologize for misremembering the exact wording, but the correct wording isn't any less awkward to me. It is slightly reminiscent of the childhood riddles about "battle yada yada... where were the survivors buried?"
OK, but it is known as the Fort Griswold Massacre. The New England Historical Society says "many of the remaining American troops" were slaughtered, so maybe he was exaggerating (as I guess he is wont to do...) I think he said "murdered, massacred," which is less awkward than the captioning has it. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety ... treachery/
And if we are being generous, it is part of the job, and he is trying... the little color commentary... the added tidbit of information. But it just felt very awkwardly delivered and not much about this snake oil salesman makes me feel generous. So...
Benedict Arnold is an historical figure I could certainly stand to know more about. Maybe Lin Manuel Miranda will write a musical about him. That would help. For sure.