Comments on: Meantime, the Controversy Rages http://languageandgrammar.com/2009/03/16/meantime-or-meanwhile/ Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:34:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Carey http://languageandgrammar.com/2009/03/16/meantime-or-meanwhile/#comment-1528 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:49:15 +0000 http://languageandgrammar.com/?p=1480#comment-1528 I am so pleased to see someone speaking out about this. It drives me crazy to hear seemingly intelligent people – more recently some of the top names in journalism (e.g. Brian Williams and Ann Curry, just to name a few) begin sentences with “Meantime”. Is it simply because it’s become trendy and acceptable or have people come to realize it’s quicker and a tad bit easier to get the word “Meantime” out of their mouth than “Meanwhile” (the “while” part of “Meanwhile” requires a real forward extension of the lips to annunciate it correctly). Nonetheless, it is a misuse of the English language and it should be pointed out to people – especially those who are held in such high regard.

]]> By: Lemrin http://languageandgrammar.com/2009/03/16/meantime-or-meanwhile/#comment-1474 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:42:19 +0000 http://languageandgrammar.com/?p=1480#comment-1474 I prefer “mediantime” and “medianwhile.”

Can I get a rim shot, please?

]]> By: David Johnstone http://languageandgrammar.com/2009/03/16/meantime-or-meanwhile/#comment-1399 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:26:15 +0000 http://languageandgrammar.com/?p=1480#comment-1399 On the old Batman TV series wasn’t it “meantime back at the Batcave” and not “meanwhile back at the Batcave”

Reply from Paul: I don’t know (didn’t watch Batman), but television is not what I use as a grammar resource. :-)

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