'Go in vein'?

Sai · Dec 10, 2007

I was reading the paper, and they quote someone saying "I hope her death doesn't go in vein.' That's a mistake, right? I was always sure it was 'in vain,' and I just want to double check to make sure I'm not crazy.

TheIT · Dec 10, 2007

Not crazy, at least because of this

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According to my Webster's dictionary, "in vain" means either "to no avail" or "irreverently".

Maryn · Dec 10, 2007

Unless she died from something intravenously injected?

Nah, too much of a reach. It's a mistake.

Maryn, quick to judge

TheIT · Dec 10, 2007

Vampires, perhaps?

Pat~ · Dec 10, 2007

Her death 'doesn't go in vein' is a homonym goof as well as awkward phrasing; it should read more like "I hope her death wasn't in vain."

Sai · Dec 10, 2007

Ah, that's a relief. Well, it's a relief in that I'm not going crazy, but it's a disappointment that one of Canada's papers makes a silly mistake like this. National Post, you're on notice.

HeronW · Dec 27, 2007

You're not crazy, you have good eyesight and a sense of humor!

Or the lady in question is related to a vampire...VvvvvV

mscelina · Dec 27, 2007

*headdesk*

Our local newspaper has yet to discover the proper uses of apostrophes--you know, possessive versus plural?

*sigh*

'Go in vein'?

Sai

Book lover/Spy

TheIT

Infuriatingly Theoretical

Maryn

I Tried

TheIT

Infuriatingly Theoretical

Pat~

Luftmensch Emeritus, A.D.D.

Sai

Book lover/Spy

HeronW

Down Under Fan

mscelina

Teh doommobile, drivin' rite by you