Still Alice

Still Alice (2014)

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Corrected entry: When Alice is making the video with instructions about how to commit suicide, we see her typewritten notes, and she has misspelled "labeled", something a linguistics professor wouldn't do.

MovieFan612

Correction: Both "labeled" and "labelled" are correct spellings of the word. Labeled is chiefly the American spelling whereas labelled is chiefly the British spelling. It should be noted, co-writer Wash Westmoreland is British.

Bishop73

However, Alice has the disease! She was already deep into it when diagnosed. By the time she is making the video she may not have had the ability to proofread.

Alice spoke and wrote American English, regardless of the cowriter.

MovieFan612

Alice was an English (American) linguistics professor. She would have correctly written the American version.

MovieFan612

There is no "correct" American version. Both are acceptable in America.

Bishop73

The "American version" would only be a "preferred" or predominant spelling but, as already pointed out, either spelling is acceptable. [It is still an interesting "catch", perhaps worthy of turning into a "trivia" entry.].

KeyZOid

Character mistake: At the hospital, Alice's husband says, "Here we are, in a major hospital, and they only have one elevator." In fact, there are two elevators, right beside each other. He actually looks at the other one before making the comment.

kh1616

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Suggested correction: He meant one elevator bank that actually worked. During the time they waited, none came.

MovieFan612

Exactly. He says "they only have one elevator running", which is different than saying they only had one elevator.

Bishop73

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