ah, yes. how brave of him to "not care about broad appeal" with his 4-million+ subscribers. not counting those that actually watch the show on cable. don't get me wrong, I love Seth, but I think he might be sightly uncomfortable up on that pedestal.....
@@chriswright8114 He may have 4+ million subs but the view-count on corrections averages around 500k, so an 8th of his audience. That's pretty niche, relatively speaking
Correction: The P.S. would come after the signature, not before. Otherwise it's not a post-script, it's just.... continuing the letter. (This is of course, E.B. White's mistake, not Seth's, as I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this very real and historically relevant letter.)
I love the inside jokes Seth has with the crew that even we jackals won't get - such as Riley stacking the pictures. The laughter of the crew is enough, I don't need to know more. Also - the way they laughed at the idea of Seth eating caviar tells me what kind of a eater he normally is.
@@rabbit251 The Talented Mr. Reilly was a movie script about his early life, before he made it in showbiz, but they had to change the name to avoid being sued and murdered.
if you watch closely you will find out that not Riley but Seth changed the stacked order.... there is a conspiracy going on and Seth is in the middle of it! #Rileyisinnocent
Hi, librarian here! So many things wrong with the way you handled "the old and precious letter"! But the main problem is that no self-respecting archivist would put a paper letter into a plastic recipient. (it has to be in a non acidic paper folder or cardboard to preserve the paper, and the plastic would damage the ink) Anyway, thanks for the laughs!
That and the gloves. It’s bad enough people think cotton gloves are used or have to be used for everything, I’ve never been told to use rubber/nitrile gloves for _anything_. Granted, I couldn’t end up working in the field due to having to go on disability, but my training was in both historical documents and art, as well as historical objects (most graduates went to work in places where they were often the only archivist, sometimes the curator and archivist combined, so well rounded was the name of the game). I can honestly only remember one time in my volunteering and internships where I had to put on gloves and it was an oil painting.
So as a Stan I feel it’s my responsibility to say Eminem wasn’t continuously asking us “guess who’s back.” He told us to tell a friend those words so as he demonstrates on the music video the echoing of the question is 1 friend telling another and so on and so on. 🐐 #corrections
This is the best audience trolling ever! I worked for a newspaper way back in the day. Retired teachers would clip out articles from the paper and mark all the spelling and grammar in red. Most would mail their corrections. Some actually took the time to drop them off at the front desk. I wish, wish we could have trolled them just as hard. Corrections is kind of a delayed wish fulfillment for me. Thank you so much!!
You named a major itch it scratches for me. I've been out of the newsroom for a few years now and I still fight with myself constantly over the appropriate level of correcting people lol. (My least favorite reader corrections were always the ones that were *in*correct; nothing infuriates me more than knowing I'm right and knowing it doesn't matter.)
Correction: It is no longer common practice to wear gloves to handle old paper goods, as the loss of tactile feedback tends to cause more damage from handling than the oils from the fingertips. Also, when gloves are used... they are cotton, not nitrile or latex.
Cotton gloves should never be used in a library or archive as the fibers can get caught on the paper and rip it. If gloves must be worn (i.e. The document is extremely dirty or you are handling photographs), we use latex/nitrile gloves. But typically your best option is to just use clean, dry hands!
Another correction for E.B. White (which is unfortunate I guess since it comes about 40 years too late): Charlotte's Web was published in October of 1952 about 6 months before his letter. Granted it could have been a new book about a different spider and pig where once again the spider dies and it just never got published (possibly because it was deemed too similar to his last book?). Anyway if you can relate this to E.B. White's descendants that would be great, especially if it leads to the discovery of an unpublished work. Also hoping corrections did not give you a drinking problem, particularly given that it was originally a journey of self improvement.
E. B. White is clearly a time traveler. Hence why he used buttons instead of keys and laid the trap. Guess he needs to start his own corrections segment in these letters to make for his time travel errors
Clearly that letter wasn't written by E. B. White because who in his right mind would want to get a jackal out of his life? I think we can all agree White was sane because he couldn't have written such a beautiful story about the friendship between a pig and a spider otherwise. So this letter could not have been written by him. Your correction is only further proof he did not write that letter.
I hope Seth can get more of those letters, it’s so fascinating to learn just what kinda of man E. B. White was. I feel like I can truly appreciate the real Gestalt of his work.
Hey Seth, Here’s a correction.. but this one is for the clowns that say “corrections” is too long. 20 minutes is, in fact, not long enough. Ideal late night episode of my dreams: sizable closer look, guest spot from an SNL alum, and a long ass corrections. Keep it up Meyers.
How did I start my Friday morning? Just crying with laughter over how bad Seth is at putting on gloves. Still admire his dedication to protecting that totally-real-not-fake-at-all E.B. White letter.
and then of course he was so dedicated to protecting the letter that he didn't put it back in the sleeve and drank liquid from a glass directly over it. I wanted him to spill his drink on the letter.. I really thought that was going to be the ending joke!
The funniest part of the glove bit was that the gloves made his hands look like tiny little Trump hands. Also, his thumb was out on one glove so his thumb was touching the back of the “said letter” in the end.
I find it fascinating how E.B. White was able to type such a tiny note! That was definitely no consumer typewriter, perhaps my comment last week about him being able to predict the future of typewriters with buttons holds some merit. I am starting to wonder if E.B. had some sort of side business designing and prototyping typewriters that were far ahead of their time!
From Wikipedia: "Elwyn Brooks White (July 11, 1899 - October 1, 1985)[1] was an American writer. He was the author of several highly popular books for children, including Stuart Little (1945), Charlotte's Web (1952), and The Trumpet of the Swan (1970). He was also a visionary typewriter designer who foresaw the development of the personal computer. He has been called the Tesla of typewriters."
This is wrong, but many people believe it. There’s a whole wiki page about how ‘less’ is perfectly acceptable and the ‘fewer’ call out is just hypercorrection. Seth could have said fewer and been correct, but he’s not incorrect by using less.
As a Conan fan, anybody who thinks this is a Conan ripoff is crazy. Conan had a totally different MO for his Corrections. There is plenty of room for Conan's version and Seth's version, and we should be happy that both exist to entertain us.
What researcher is putting on half a glove? If the correct size glove is hard to get on, wash and dry your hands. It’s the moisture on your hands (or awful sanitizer scum) that makes gloves hard to put on.
"Corrections" is one of those things I can't miss. There are so many running jokes. While I appreciate it (because it's awesome), I can't get anyone else into it. You can't help because it's the underpinning of the entire bit, but still... I wish I could get others to understand how great this is. Anyway: thanks, Seth. "Corrections" is one of the funniest things on the interwebs.
You can rest assured your lack of fellow travellers is only in your immediate circle. Many out here also understand how great it is, not to mention the recognition of greatness you could ascribe to the Emmy nomination.
Corrections remains one of my favorite things I look forward to weekly. Ty seth and staff. Please keep shining your lights into the darkness/jackal pit.
I've always enjoyed Corrections but never considered myself a jackal. While I've noticed some of Seth's mistakes I never felt compelled to correct him. But using "less" when you mean "fewer" is a pet peeve of mine. Thanks, Seth, for forcing me out of the closet. I'm now an openly proud jackal.
I love that Seth asked who stacked the book covers. When we clearly saw him take the top one and put it on the bottom just before he started going through them! The audacity to blame Mr Riley!
As Seth was putting the gloves on, all I could hear in my mind was "Padding for time! PADDING for TIME!" 😂😂😂 Also: ADORED the " last Corrections of March" going full circle to "This area has been cleaned & disinfected" - bravo!!!! 👏👏👏👏💜
Seth, I bought your book, love it. I encouraged my teenage children (one on her 15th birthday) & friends sit in a circle like they're in kindergarten, and read it to them, whilst, drinking my whiskey, in the way I used to read them Dr. Seuss, sober. My besties toddler was here the next day, I read her the title, all she did was turn every page, saying, "I'm not scared, you're scared, rabbit." Can't tell you my favourite memory of the two yet. But, already made 2 in the 2 days I'd owned it.
The star symbol "*" is pronounced "asterisk" and not "asterick". Also, the Library of Congress Guideline for wearing gloves when handling historic books and documents states: "Contrary to widespread belief, gloves are not necessarily recommended to handle rare or valuable books. Gloves (nitrile or vinyl) are always recommended if there is reason to suspect a health hazard (e.g., mold, arsenic). Clean gloves (nitrile, vinyl, or lint-free cotton) are also recommended when handling photograph albums/photographs or books with metal or ivory parts. Aside from those specific situations, it is generally preferable to handle your books with clean hands, washed with soap and thoroughly dried, rather than with gloves.”
It's well known that E.B. White would sometimes include aresenic in his letters to discourage recipients from sharing those letters publicly. A historian like Seth would surely know that and protect himself with gloves. No word yet on whether or not Kay survived the exposure.
The laugh after the lord of the rings joke was great!!! PS This is the GOAT for after work smoking a huge bowl. This is my go-to Friday video while I'm getting baked I'm with that other guy. TY for the hard work
I can't wait for next week's Corrections; after the Museum collection's managers see Seth putting on surgical gloves to touch a "historic" document... Definitely one of my favorite Friday must-watch videos - thank you, Seth, writers, and team!!
Corrections helps with my productivity a lot. I'll put one on and let RU-vid's autoplay bring up more and more corrections from the past year while I get entire paintings or art and writing pieces for homework done. It's always brightens up my day and being able to watch Seth interact with jackals every week(myself occasionally included) is guaranteed to make me laugh.* *Please never stop making corrections.** **Having said that, I do think they could use more Owen Wilson impressions.
The EB White letter segment was hysterical. And it also reminded me of years ago when I was watching a live telecast of an episode of the soap opera and the “doctor” and the actor couldn’t get the rubber gloves on before an operation so we actually started operating with the fingers like yours were😂😂😂😂😂 nothing like live TV! But you are a fountain of laughs and fun!
"There were a lot of accusations about me having written these letters *due to the fact that* there were a litany of errors in them." My favorite part of that is that you referenced Elements of Style, which called out both "the fact that" and your use of "due to" as being terrible and bad and to be avoided. If that was deliberate, I tip my cap to you.
I won’t say this to him, I refuse to be this petty, but just between Jackals… You could also point out that it’s “there WAS a litany of errors.” Not “were.”
As a scientist, I don’t recommend blowing into your gloves or using your non-gloved hand to fix the others’ glove. That’ll contaminate them and basically make your efforts to put them on pointless Love corrections! I look forward to watching these every Friday morning!
My job is to cut up human organs all day (legally, I work in a hospital) and preventing contamination is critical and go through 20-30 gloves a day. Him putting on gloves was a straight abomination!
Thank you for pointing this out because I was thinking I missed a corrections and needed to go back and find it after reading this video's comments. :)
Absolutely keeping up in classic E.B. style. The progression of E.B. White’s correspondence with Kay is indicative of his many personal letters to people during that timeframe. As a scholar that has poured through the E.B. White Collection housed at Cornell, this non-signing of follow up correspondence proves my thesis that: E.B would never sign his name to anything that he wasn’t 100% sure was the correct decision. He absolutely wouldn’t sign rare corrections letters. E.B. was so concerned about how society and culture would view his writings (a concept in literature and art known as ‘Noble Intent’ or ‘Noble Intention’). This made sure that nobody (jackals included) could criticize his personal correspondences, or anything else he wrote for that matter. A concept known as ‘plausible deniability’. Fucking brilliant Seth! Keep the letters coming, if there are anymore? This just shows the lighter side of E.B. White, and not the stuffy *The Elements of Style* E.B. Bravo, for unearthing these lost E.B. White treasures. Keep them coming!
Corrections is really a brilliant way of baiting the jackals to leave comments, thereby ranking the video higher. Sort of similar to how some YT creators ask people to comment with information they could have looked up faster themselves, but on a far higher level. I also find it very relaxing with the slow pacing and mostly topics that does not trigger negative emotions in the way real news topics can.
It's like a milder version of the "_ reads mean comments" trend that was big for a while, except that one just encouraged and rewarded toxicity, which always bugged me.
@@Taurusus I do really love that Seth managed to set the expectation that this only works if it remains playful, and we all do a pretty good job of keeping things chill. Even beyond his skill as a comedian, it's a compliment to his priorities and community-building skills that we manage to walk this tightrope of faux outrage without tipping into toxicity.
Some where up in the heavens, E.B. White is looking down upon us, having a good laugh. Also, I think it is appropriate that a group of jackals is called a tribe (or a pack). Seems to fit this group well. Keep up the good work on the show...but not with too much detail, as we look forward these CORRECTIONS. And if you need to change the title, perhaps Rectifications will do.
Us followers of corrections are gifted with a unique experience of comedy. Even the jokes that run on for months only build upon themselves becoming more funny and special to us select few. A real diamond. Thank you, Seth
I LOVE this segment to death. Seth is amazing in it, BUT I do have to say for a segment named “Corrections” there are fewer corrections every week. Maybe change the name to “Rebuttals”? Just sayin’. 😂
All the effort into the bit of handling the letter with such painstaking precision and care..........to throw it on his desk unceremoniously when he was done with it 😂
Big love from Poland, waiting every week for the Corrections, I love every second. Waiting especially for Shoemaker jokes. And I have never seen Shoemaker, but thanks to Seth I imagine him perfectly :)
just imagine a new york italian guy with a short temper ... thats the image ive conjured in my head as a new york italian guy whos grown up around many
well, I must say you are definitely the first Polanish person I've ever encountered. (Polani? Polanese? I'm not sure which is correct. what do you call a native of Polan?)
Me too! I love it when Americans take over certain words, completely butcher the pronunciation and then act as if that's the only right way to pronounce it 😂
As someone who lives in Tokyo omakase is indeed a menu item. There are many places where you can order meals or set courses OR choose omakase from the menu, which just means the restaurant chooses. Or the bar, there are great bars with omakase menu choices. Point is omakase is a menu item with costs and sizes.
So I might be a slow jackal... This whole time I thought it was called corrections because we are correcting Seth but now I realize I may have it backwards... Seth is correcting us. Brilliant!
This deserves a webby (idk if that is applicable) Seriously some of the most wholesome content out there. I love the concept, the gaslighting, the love-hate relationship seth has with the jackles, the sea captain.
that reference to 2015's "the slap" really made my day. that show shouldve never got the greenlight but the trailers I saw each week provided many laughs
@@razz1166 no, the Aussie one was watchable and actually made sense. Would I rate it higher than just watchable, not particularly. If I was to recommend a fantastic show it would be " Friday Night Dinner."⭐
YAY! I was the Jackal who pointed out Cornell wouldn’t have let Seth have a letter from the EB White collection. Honestly, this is my favorite YT show 🤣🤣
Sorry Seth, if you've seen all 3 Lord of the Rings movies then you would know that the name Saruman is said by Gandalf at 11 min 50 sec into The Return of the King. Easily early enough to catch before you fall asleep 🤣🤣
