The continuing voyages of the English language

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 28 November, 2008 to the comment subset

A standout moment in an otherwise less than standout Star Trek movie, The Final Frontier is Spock’s use of the word marshmelon instead of marshmallow, during a camp out in Yosemite National Park.
Some Trek fans argue it is an error by Spock, who is slightly out of touch with camping rituals on Earth (not surprising [...]

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