We Will Rock You
Sat, 18 Dec 2004, 05:33 pmentrix14 posts in thread
We Will Rock You
Sat, 18 Dec 2004, 05:33 pmI have a bone to pick
I have heard multiple tv programs as well as radio talking about Sydneys 'We Will Rock You' as the premier. I would like to point out now that 'We Will Rock You' played in melbourne for a considerable amount of time.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??
If someone could clear thiis up for me that would be great.
I have heard multiple tv programs as well as radio talking about Sydneys 'We Will Rock You' as the premier. I would like to point out now that 'We Will Rock You' played in melbourne for a considerable amount of time.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??
If someone could clear thiis up for me that would be great.
Re: We Will Mock You with bluster
Thu, 6 Jan 2005, 01:40 pmWalter Plinge
As was said before, playing with semantics, as well as using a shirt-load of license.
Dictionary.com and my hardcopy Oxford dictionary concur with the meaning;
pre·miere or pre·mière ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-mîr, -myâr)
n.
The first public performance, as of a movie or play.
v. pre·miered, or pre·mièred pre·mier·ing, or pre·mièr·ing pre·mieres or pre·mières
v. tr.
To present the first public performance of.
v. intr.
To have the first public performance.
To make a first appearance in a public performance.
adj.
First or paramount; premier.
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[French première, from feminine of premier, first. See premier.]
Usage Note: In entertainment contexts, the verb premiere has become the standard way of saying “to introduce to the public,” or “to be introduced to the public.” Since it seems always to imply newness, premiere is frequently used in advertising. Thus a movie can premiere in selected theaters, and a year later it can “premiere” to a different audience on television. The verb first came out in the 1930s and acceptance of it in general usage has been slow. In 1969, only 14 percent of the Usage Panel accepted it. Nineteen years later, however, when asked to judge the example The Philharmonic will premiere works by two young Americans, 51 percent of the Panelists accepted this usage. But only 10 percent of the Panelists in the 1988 survey accepted the extension of the verb to contexts outside of the entertainment industry, as in Last fall the school premiered new degree programs.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
premiere
adj : preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn: premier] n : the first public performance of a play or movie v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn: premier] 2: perform a work for the first time [syn: premier]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
As best as I can see a play as such can only premiere once.
However as was stated this is the Premiere Production being the first production of the show and it is the same one which is travelling around the countryside, and therefore it IS the Premeiere Production but not the premiere show as that one was THE very first one which showed a long time ago.
As I said at the beginning - semantics!
Dictionary.com and my hardcopy Oxford dictionary concur with the meaning;
pre·miere or pre·mière ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-mîr, -myâr)
n.
The first public performance, as of a movie or play.
v. pre·miered, or pre·mièred pre·mier·ing, or pre·mièr·ing pre·mieres or pre·mières
v. tr.
To present the first public performance of.
v. intr.
To have the first public performance.
To make a first appearance in a public performance.
adj.
First or paramount; premier.
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[French première, from feminine of premier, first. See premier.]
Usage Note: In entertainment contexts, the verb premiere has become the standard way of saying “to introduce to the public,” or “to be introduced to the public.” Since it seems always to imply newness, premiere is frequently used in advertising. Thus a movie can premiere in selected theaters, and a year later it can “premiere” to a different audience on television. The verb first came out in the 1930s and acceptance of it in general usage has been slow. In 1969, only 14 percent of the Usage Panel accepted it. Nineteen years later, however, when asked to judge the example The Philharmonic will premiere works by two young Americans, 51 percent of the Panelists accepted this usage. But only 10 percent of the Panelists in the 1988 survey accepted the extension of the verb to contexts outside of the entertainment industry, as in Last fall the school premiered new degree programs.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
premiere
adj : preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn: premier] n : the first public performance of a play or movie v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn: premier] 2: perform a work for the first time [syn: premier]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
As best as I can see a play as such can only premiere once.
However as was stated this is the Premiere Production being the first production of the show and it is the same one which is travelling around the countryside, and therefore it IS the Premeiere Production but not the premiere show as that one was THE very first one which showed a long time ago.
As I said at the beginning - semantics!
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