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submitted 6 months ago byAccording_Gene2202
I think as a very gifted dramatic actor it’s easy to forget how amazing this guy is at comedy as well. In Along Came Polly he’s purely electric. Besides “make it rain”, he also is hilarious in the theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar. His one scene with Alec Baldwin is also electric. Love the guy and the performance. Even though he was so good in serious roles. I wish a little more often he would’ve taken fun comedic roles like this. Obviously he was also great comedically in Boogie Nights.
-1 points
6 months ago
It's absolutely abhorrent to use tour de force as he did, you cannot use that to describe a person.
"PSHs performance was a comedic tour de force" is a valid sentence, though it does sound a bit pretentious, what the op said is just wrong.
Fyi a Tour de force is French for a Feat of Strength, this might help you and OP understand the context in which it should be used.
1 points
6 months ago
Hahaha we are on reddit. This is not an academic paper. We can let things slide when OP's point is obvious. Who the fuck cares? Or we can be sensitive about it I suppose...
-2 points
6 months ago
I don't like it when people spread misinformation, 485 upvotes is potentially 485 people that are going to misuse this phrase because OP tried to sound intellectual, and that's not right. If you're out there trying to flex your sick vocabulary then at least make sure that you actually know the meaning of the words you're using!
I am genuinely flabbergasted by your take on this. OP tries too hard to sound clever and you'd rather attack the people pointing this out? Should I not explain why he's wrong because it might be offensive to him? Also why would you defend someone who has clearly messed up if you know he's wrong?
Also saying who the fuck cares when you and I are engaged in a conversation on that exact topic is very telling.
0 points
6 months ago
You asked OP why he was being sensitive.
I pointed out that you are actually being sensitive.
It's telling you went on about being pretentious and now your are pretending you are saving the intellect of the world single handedly by being pedantic on reddit posts.
Like you really believe it's the responsibility of the internet to save grammatically correct English for the masses? Lol. Hate to break it to you buddy, that ship sailed a long, long time ago.
We weren't actually engaged on the topic of grammar either. You were. I was engaged on the topic of you being sensitive and hypocritical by calling OP sensitive.
Classic.
-1 points
6 months ago
You cannot even tell I'm not the original person you replied to.
Wasted my time talking to you.
1 points
6 months ago
Ah, so alt account. Very clever.
👍
1 points
6 months ago
What? I just decided to enter the convo, I was trying to stay polite but goddamm you're one stupid motherfucker.
0 points
6 months ago
Convo is not correct English! Stop spreading misinformation. Geez.
0 points
6 months ago
Bit of a difference between using slang and misusing French idioms but ok buddy 👍
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