Judith Hermes

It was fabulous, and very sad.

Comment to review that states that Mary Queen of Scots is known as Bloody Mary. This is not true; they are two different people. Bloody Mary was the daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon. She assumed the throne when her half-brother, Edward VI, died. She was a devout Catholic and made life difficult for the increasing Protestant population, burning many of them. Thus her nickname. She is not Mary Queen of Scots, who is only Henry VIII's great-niece not daughter.

I like all of the MSNBC shows, especially Ari and Rachel. But I wish that all of them, and the staff who write the blurbs that go on the screen, would learn this little grammar bit: A blurb on the TV screen tonight said ".....despite Mueller recommending leniency." It should say ".....Mueller's recommending leniency." We need the possessive because "recommending" is a noun (a gerund, which is a noun), and nouns are modified by adjectives or possessives, not other nouns. You wouldn't say "Muller book." You would say "Mueller's book." Same reasoning. All the MSNBC hosts get this wrong, maybe this note will catch someone's attention.