tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270410269704922674.post3946086475731041916..comments2023-08-29T21:16:46.276+10:00Comments on The Benevolent Society of Angry Misanthropes: Ben HarperMathew Wallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06524311857930464031noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270410269704922674.post-85696275429140891922011-03-20T14:35:34.732+11:002011-03-20T14:35:34.732+11:00His usage may be technically correct (which, of co...His usage may be technically correct (which, of course, is the best kind of correct), but that's not how that phrase is generally used.Mathew Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524311857930464031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5270410269704922674.post-52121411763305381152011-03-19T23:29:31.464+11:002011-03-19T23:29:31.464+11:00That's a common context for usage, but not the...That's a common context for usage, but not the actual meaning:<br />From the OED:<br /><i> 12. to put to shame: to bring into disgrace, bring disgrace upon; also fig. to outshine, eclipse. Similarly, to bring, †shape, †turn to shame. Also †to go to shame, to be ruined or spoilt.</i><br /><br />The use you describe is that figurative use, but anything that could be said to shame you could also be described as putting you to shame.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299151069291236387noreply@blogger.com