The phrase "about the messy" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to a discussion or consideration of something that is messy, but it lacks context and clarity.
Example: "We need to have a conversation about the messy situation in the office."
Alternatives: "regarding the mess" or "concerning the chaos".
Indeed, it may well be that because the verdicts of a prize board, like the reviews of a critic, are liable to error and misprisions, to resentment as well as sentiment, they remind us uncomfortably closely of what the works being judged — of what art and literature — are about: the messy business of being human.
And that is bigger than the rows about the messy bedroom, the house as hotel, the smoking, drinking, boyfriends.
Ms Packer writes extremely well about the messy nature of Carrie's love for Mike, about her mixed feelings of guilt and selfishness, affection and impatience.
In trying to create a television show about the messy business of femininity, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" became a master class.
IF you asked a Hamptonite last week about the messy divorce between Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook, the first response was likely to be: "I don't care.
And yet the worst thing about the messy, graceless way he was ousted early in 2006 is that it had become inevitable.
These songs aren't about conforming or fitting into society, they are about celebrating the messy reality of human relationships in all their forms and the need for a connection, both emotional and physical.
I would be sitting on the couch, upset about, say, the messy house, and I would hear: "Come on, Dave.
But as long as Ahmadinejad remains in power, with the support of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, there are concerns about how the messy fallout over his reelection will influence diplomacy regarding Iran's nuclear program, regional stature and relations with the U.S. and Europe.
Under the white banner of Andrew there was Renault, and true love, and the ancient Greeks, with their lofty rhetoric and marmoreal beauty; under the black banner of Ralph there was Playgirl, and sex, and thoughts about naked men — the messy and confusing present.
Even gun violence supporters are squeamish about dealing with the messy lives of real people.
