http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806775Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:49:15 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806775Avangi0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806775http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-806775.xmlMany thanks, Del.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806758Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:27:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806758Delmobile1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806758http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-806758.xmlI agree - to me "outtakes" suggests something that, for one reason or another, was unusable. I would never have chosen the word for this context - more like "Pearls of Wisdom from Sweet Talk" except, you know, something better than that.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806569Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:45:56 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806569Avangi2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806569http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-806569.xmlThanks, Philip. Mine was printed in '81. Got it from the bargain shelf at Kmart for nine bucks. I'm leaning toward thinking the "choice excerpts" usage is unacceptable.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806465Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:04:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806465Philip3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htm#806465http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-806465.xmlMy version recognizes it: a section that is but not used in the final version. (3rd Edition, 1992) The outtakes that showed up later from "Laugh-In", were indeed hilarious.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htmSat, 04 Jul 2009 19:07:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:806322Avangi4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Outtakes/jlcrm/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-806322.xmlMy Am. Htg. doesn't recognize "outtakes" as a word, but I've always understood it to mean "screwups." For example, when you buy a DVD, they include the outtakes as a bonus. These are the scenes which had to be scrapped from the movie because somebody blew their lines or messed up in some other way. They're often more humorous and entertaining than the movie itself. In my pre-surgery handouts was a section intitled "Outtakes from K.P. Sweet Talk." ( Sweet Talk is a series of articles in the K.P. monthly publication, on dealing with diabetes.) I wonder if anyone has heard this use of "outtakes," or possibly feels as I do that it's way out of line. These are intended here as choice...