• @toynbee
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    32 months ago

    Spanish pronouns are used mainly in the plain.

    (Side note: I thought the original quote was something like “the rain in Spain falls mostly on the Spaniards,” but I can’t find anything to support that. Only today did I even learn that it was from a song.)

      • @toynbee
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        2 months ago

        Apparently, “The Rain in Spain.” (To be clear, I would not have known that before looking it up to verify the quote.)

        The original lyric I was parodying was “the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.” (Which, again, I would have gotten wrong if I hadn’t researched it.)

        edit: After a few minutes reviewing YouTube videos, apparently it was prose recited by the protagonist of “My Fair Lady,” the movie from which that song came. Eventually she gained confidence via that song.

        I don’t know, I previously lacked context for the quote, but after watching a relevant video I realize I’ve seen a parody of it in Family Guy.

        • 🐍🩶🐢
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          22 months ago

          And My Fair Lady is a remake based on the 1938 Pygmalion. I actually like the 1938 version better. All and all, Pygmalion is a play written by George Bernard Shaw back in 1912/1913.

          • @toynbee
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            22 months ago

            And then, in 2000, the culmination of all that effort and culture: Pygmoelion.

          • @toynbee
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            12 months ago

            I added more context to my original response. Hope you enjoy it!