We've all been waiting a long time for Roger Ebert to come back to his seat on Ebert & Roeper, and now it looks like we might have to wait a while longer.
Ebert writes in a message on his web site that he has gone in for more surgery today. He doesn't go into details about the procedure, but he says that he hopes that this will "solve some problems I've been living with." He won't be in the hospital as long as he was before, but it's not day surgery either. He'll be in there long enough to have prepared some film reviews and other columns in advance so they can run while he's away.
By the way, a side note: in the message, Ebert says he'll be "in hospital." When did we all turn British? I've been noticing this a lot the past few years. People are saying "in hospital" instead of "in the hospital" and "go to prom" instead of "go to the prom." Maybe the phrases changed when I wasn't paying attention (I also find it odd when people end sentences with "come with").
Hurry back to your seat Roger. Get well soon.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
1-24-2008 @ 5:45PM
kevjohn said...
I certainly wish the best for him. I've missed him on the show, but his online and printed reviews have been as thoughtful and insightful as ever. The reviewers filling in for him on E&R have been a mixed bag.
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1-24-2008 @ 6:25PM
Patricia Taylor said...
Iagree with you on the way people are speaking, whats up with....... lol
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2-11-2008 @ 9:53PM
Debbie said...
My dh ends sentences with the word "with". So do many of his family members. I have noticed that it seems to be a northern thing... people from the south don't really do it.
1-25-2008 @ 6:31AM
Bash said...
I was like WTF to. ZOMFG wut happen?
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1-26-2008 @ 8:48AM
Diana Barber said...
I would like to wish Roger all the best.I hope his operation is a success.He'll be in my prayers.
Best Wishes
Diana Barber
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1-27-2008 @ 2:43PM
khenri4155 said...
When people talk like that, they sound illiterate. I hate it.
Get well regardless.
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1-27-2008 @ 3:06PM
Jwlz said...
I completely agree. I cannot understand why people say things like, "Do you want to come with?"
My boyfriend says this. Shouldn't it be 'come with me' or 'come with us'? It kind of drives me crazy.
1-27-2008 @ 3:17PM
jcvsdallas said...
The ONLY time you usually hear or read a sentence without the article adjective "the" is when you listen to the BBC or some Brit reporter working for CNN. Perhaps Ebert should consider hiring an American publicist. Doubtful that American culture would die from this bastardization of the language. Just hope the next language fad is not to call an elevator a "lift."
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1-27-2008 @ 3:22PM
Nancy Frances said...
I always wondered about the phrase " graduated high school" instead of "graduated from high school. Wish Roger best of luck.
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1-27-2008 @ 3:29PM
Pam said...
I don't know what ails Roger Ebert, but I hope that he heals completely.
As for this decline in the American English language, this has bothered me for quite some time. The first time I heard "come with" was from a person from the midwest years ago. Now I've almost gotten use to it.
One thing I refuse the get use to is omitting "the" from sentences. I scream EVERY time someone does it. I was always very good in English classes and it couldn't have changed that much, if any. Thanks for bringing it up, I've been waiting for a long time for someone to say what I know to be true.
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1-28-2008 @ 3:50PM
Jenn said...
You sound like someone I "used" to know.
1-27-2008 @ 3:57PM
Jo said...
I also agree. I cringe every time someone says "come with ?" I think "What is wrong with you? " (I also first heard it about ten years ago from someone in the Midwest.) Have never heard "in hospital" until now, though.
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1-27-2008 @ 5:37PM
FormerNYer said...
And what is with these "designers' on HGTV? They are always changing things out. I've never seen any of them change things in, though. and it is high time announcers on TV learn when to use is and are. They are constanly saying, "There is three" instead of "There are three". I guess my Catholic education is starting to show, huh?
1-27-2008 @ 4:02PM
licoriceval said...
The rule about not ending a sentence with a preposition is one teachers use to scare children with.
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1-27-2008 @ 4:11PM
B.Meyers said...
I become extremely irritated when I hear the words-" you know"- repeated over and over whenever a speaker responds to a question. I seem to beware of this when listening to sport figures , film critics , etc. Am I alone ?
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1-27-2008 @ 5:19PM
LCSW said...
To #13... Many psychoanalysts agree that the use or repeated use of "you know" is a sure sign of disingenuousness or down-right conning.
1-27-2008 @ 4:11PM
jimmy said...
I wish Roger all the best. Get well soon.
Has anyone noticed how politicians and talking heads all say "LOOK" a lot ???? Look, it's very annoying to me!
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1-27-2008 @ 4:20PM
wood said...
I've wondered about the expression standing "on" line. Is it only an eastern expression? We citizens in the "fly over" zone usually stand "in" line.
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1-27-2008 @ 4:27PM
kbhret said...
THIS GUY HAS CLASS SO I KNEW HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN YOUNG!!!!!!!!!!!
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1-27-2008 @ 4:28PM
doc said...
i've always considered his film reviews to be very reliable, if he likes it, the film sucks, if he hates it, i know its a good flick and i'll find it enjoyable
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