A black bowtie and cork lie beside a partly filled champagne flute on a dark wooden surface against a burgundy background.

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Howard Brackett

This is my Goddamn bachelor party, and I am not going to Goddamn watch--pardon my split infinitive--Funny Girl!

— In & Out · 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Howard refuses a choice of entertainment at his bachelor party. In the middle of swearing, he pauses to apologize for his grammar. That sudden concern with proper language makes the angry outburst comic.

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