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Grammar Nazi scene

posted 8 years ago by Zelda_Adler
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Did anyone else notice the scene where the cop reads the report about the raids and searches and finds a misspelled word? It was so unexpected to see that in a 1931 film from today's perspective. The movie is in public domain now and can be found on Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihDwCKWdt0c&feature=youtu.be&t=15m41s

The scene starts at 46:24

The whole movie was a pleasure to watch!

[–] Beau_Buffet 8 years ago

I don't get why you find this "unexpected"? Were Germans of the '30s known for not caring about orthography? Please explain.

[–] parknourie 8 years ago

Hahaha, that's a great observation. I did chuckle at the scene as well.
Is this the first example of a grammar nazi in a film?
Very good way to put it.

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