Episode #9: I did know, honestly!
Episode Notes
Here I am addressing an issue somebody (-cough-mother-cough-) raised: shouldn't there be two "Ls" in "Tranquillity"?
Transcript
- Panel 1: Chief Maintenance Officer Houston Texas and an Assistant are standing next to a sign saying "Tranquility Base".
- Chief's Assistant:
- There. The new sign is completed.
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Very nice. One thing…
- Panel 2: Close-up of the sign showing the word "Tranquility"
- Chief Houston Texas:
- … aren't there two "Ls" in "Tranquillity"?
- Panel 3: Close-up of the Assistant
- Chief's Assistant:
- According to the O.E.D. both spellings are acceptable, this is just a pre-17th Century variant still commonly used in the U.S.
- Panel 4:
- Chief Houston Texas:
- I see. Did you check that before or after you made the sign?
- Assistant (indignant):
- Before!!!
- Chief Houston Texas:
- Uh huh… really…
- Chief's Assistant (quietly):
- Besides, the proper spelling wouldn't fit on the sign properly.