Comments on: Delphi Bondholders Sue GM To Stop $300m Loan

By: becurb

becurb — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:23:40 +0000

Anyway, bankruptcy judge Robert Drain approved a $5m company payout

Drain – what an apt name for a bankruptcy judge!

Bruce

By: monkeyboy

monkeyboy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:03:58 +0000

Business as usual when an EX-lawyer protects another lawyer with respect to getting paid.

Judges are EX-lawyers.

Kind of like a good ol boys retirement fund…

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:09:49 +0000

Anyway, bankruptcy judge Robert Drain approved a $5m company payout for the legal costs of defending former Delphi officers and employees from lawsuits related to pension funds and the bankruptcy.

Well, isn’t that nice of him. Is it any wonder that the people of this country are becoming more cynical and disillusioned with the powers that be.

By: Robert Farago

Robert Farago — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:11:30 +0000

ZoomZoom :

Right you are. Text amended.

By: ZoomZoom

ZoomZoom — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:06:25 +0000

Sorry to almost immediately take you off the topic of the article, but I pride myself on my language skills…so I have to clear this up (for my own mind).

I’ve read the phrase “the gig is up” twice in recent days, and it occurred to me that I may not be correct in my recollection of proper spelling or pronunciation.

So for my own education…

Is “gig” (in the context of the article above) pronounced “gig” (like “I’m playing a gig at the pub”)?

Or is “gig” in this context actually pronounced “jig (as in jigsaw)?”

The way I would normally say (and spell it) is “the jig is up,” but I am no longer confident that I would be correct.

Thanks in advance for clearing this up for me.