{"id":5527,"date":"2017-03-05T16:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-03-05T22:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2023-06-16T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T18:16:59","slug":"flub-other-vocab-from-the-oscars-flub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/flub-other-vocab-from-the-oscars-flub\/","title":{"rendered":"flub &#038; other vocabulary from the spectacular flub at the 2017 oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the<strong> 89th academy awards<\/strong> <strong>ceremony\u00a0<\/strong>(the oscars) held last weekend in the dolby theater in\u00a0hollywood will be remembered for the big time <em><strong>flub<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(mistake) of presenting \u00a0the award for best picture to <em><strong>la la land<\/strong><\/em> when the film <em><strong>moonlight<\/strong><\/em> was the <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/kevin-durant-stretched-the-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>actual<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0(real) winner.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5546\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/moonlight-swimming-scene-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"moonlight swimming scene\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/moonlight-swimming-scene-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/moonlight-swimming-scene.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>an iconic scene between alex hibbert and mahershala ali from <strong>moonlight<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"richyrocks english on youtube\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fun english practice\u00a0<span class=\"wp-smiley emoji emoji-smile\" title=\":)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png?zoom=1.100000023841858&amp;w=668\" alt=\":)\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" \/><\/span>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>moonlight<\/strong><\/em> director <strong>barry jenkins<\/strong> called the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/awkward-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awkward<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (uncomfortable) moment&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>messy, <\/em>but<em> kind of gorgeous<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>kind of<\/strong><\/em> means <em>slightly<\/em>, <em>more or less<\/em>. it is usually pronounced <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/kinda-examples-richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>kinda<\/em><\/a>. <em><strong>\u00a0gorgeous<\/strong><\/em> is <em>beautiful<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wtf-is-a-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>messy<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>disorganized<\/em> or <em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/tighty-whities-or-tidy-whities-in-birdman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">untidy<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>like <em>messy<\/em> marvin in this memorable ad campaign from\u00a0<strong>hershey&#8217;s<\/strong>. marvin always makes a <em>mess<\/em>, but not when he makes chocolate milk: hershey&#8217;s comes in a\u00a0no-<em>mess<\/em> plastic bottle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HERSHEY&#039;S CHOCOLATE SYRUP 1979 Commercial (The Debut of Messy Marvin)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5OCC0yVlGc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>an <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/barry-jenkins-damien-chazelle-variety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">article<\/a> by <strong>kristopher tapley<\/strong> reports<\/p>\n<h4>in a <em>joint<\/em> interview, exclusive to <em>variety<\/em> the morning after the oscar ceremony, [la la land director demian] chazelle and jenkins \u2014 both emotionally <em>hungover<\/em> from the <em>stunning<\/em> scenario that had <em>unfolded<\/em> hours earlier \u2014 were finally able to compare notes on their <em>respective<\/em> experiences when chaos <em>broke out<\/em> on the dolby stage.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>variety<\/strong> is an entertainment trade magazine that has been in publication since 1905. \u00a0<em>variety<\/em> is also a hard word for spanish speakers to say in english, maybe because the word is almost the same in english and spanish but the accent is in a different place. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/variety-pronunciation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> to hear how to pronounce it correctly. \u00a0<em><strong>joint<\/strong><\/em> means <em>together<\/em>&#8211;both directors were interviewed at the same time. <em><strong>hungover<\/strong><\/em> is the tired, sick condition felt the\u00a0day after getting drunk. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/chicago-cubs-win-the-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>stunning<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>shocking. surprising<\/em>. <em><strong>unfolded<\/strong><\/em> in this context means <em>happened<\/em>. <strong><em>respective<\/em><\/strong> means <em>separate<\/em>, <em>personal<\/em>. <em><strong>break out<\/strong><\/em> means <em>start suddenly<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5544\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-variety-oscar-cover-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"damien chazelle &amp; barry jenkins on the cover of variety\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-variety-oscar-cover-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-variety-oscar-cover.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/h6>\n<h6><em>damien chazelle and barry jenkins: friendly despite the flub (gavin bond)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>chazelle said this about the chaos<\/p>\n<h4>everything looked so energized, i at first thought there was some kind of <em>prank<\/em> going on.<\/h4>\n<p>a <em><strong>prank<\/strong><\/em> is <em>an elaborate joke<\/em>. \u00a0the article continues&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>jenkins, <em>meanwhile<\/em>, was in his seat, <em>poised<\/em> to give an acceptance speech <em>just in case<\/em> his film won.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/king-cake-in-english-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>meanwhile<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>at the same time<\/em>. <em><strong>poised<\/strong><\/em> means<em> ready<\/em>. <em><strong>just in case<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is used when\u00a0<em>taking precautions<\/em>. jenkins describes what happened like this<\/p>\n<h4>i had something that i had prepared to say, and that thing went completely <em>out the window<\/em>. i\u2019ve been saying that [co-writer] tarell [alvin mccraney] and i are that kid in the film, and that kid does not <em>grow up<\/em> to make a piece of art that gets eight academy award nominations. it\u2019s a dream i never allowed myself to have.<\/h4>\n<h4>when we were sitting there, and that dream of winning didn\u2019t come true, i took it <em>off the table<\/em>. but then i had to very quickly get back into that place. and my first thought was to get to the stage to give jordan [horowitz, a la la land producer] a hug <em>as quickly as<\/em> possible.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>out the window<\/strong><\/em> means he decided not to say what he had prepared. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/closer-millenials-english-vocab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>grow up<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>go from a child to an adult<\/em>. <strong><em>off the table<\/em><\/strong> means <em>remove, not available<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/no-more-spanish-on-whitehouse-gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>as quickly as<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is a comparative structure that means the fastest way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5543\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barry-jenkins-and-michael-horowitz-hug-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barry-jenkins-and-michael-horowitz-hug-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barry-jenkins-and-michael-horowitz-hug-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/barry-jenkins-and-michael-horowitz-hug-1024x710.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>jordan horowitz &amp; barry jenkins hug immediately after the infamous flub (chris pizzello\/invision\/ap)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>tapley is impressed by \u00a0team la la land&#8217;s <em><strong>tactful<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(appropriate for the situation) response<\/p>\n<h4>in an <em>odd<\/em> way, the most embarrassing <em>snafu<\/em> in the history of the academy awards offered a <em>rare<\/em> <em>glimpse<\/em> into expressions of grace, humanity, and camaraderie among <em>fierce<\/em> rivals contending for hollywood\u2019s biggest movie prize in a <em>high-stakes<\/em> race to the finish.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/worst-movies-2015-cool-english-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>odd<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>weird<\/em>. \u00a0a <em><strong>snafu<\/strong><\/em> indicates that<em> it didn&#8217;t go as planned<\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/u2-haters-hate-bono-most\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <em><strong>rare<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means not typical. it is NOT the same as <em>raro<\/em> in spanish. it does NOT mean <em>weird<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/glimpse-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>glimpse<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>is <em>a quick look<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fierce-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>fierce<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>intense<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/a-bad-night-for-ryan-lochte-in-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>high-stakes<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>important<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5542\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-joint-interview-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-joint-interview-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/damien-chazelle-barry-jenkins-joint-interview.jpg 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><em>directors barry jenkins and demian chazelle in a <u>joint<\/u> interview for variety magazine the morning after the flub (gavin bond, variety)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>what do u think about this oscar <em>snafu<\/em>? do u agree it was a <em>glimpse<\/em> of grace and humanity? could it have been\u00a0a <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/reaching-out-to-a-classmate-who-speaks-a-different-language\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fake<\/a> <em>flub<\/em> created to keep the public talking about the oscars for <em>as long as<\/em> possible? share your views under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.216.166\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email 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