tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post7170961146779187043..comments2023-10-12T14:50:02.410+01:00Comments on Not Voodoo: GC's Grammar Bountywilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937585600771849760noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-60327376294132942172010-07-16T17:07:26.806+01:002010-07-16T17:07:26.806+01:00Yeah:
a) this isn't a deliberate misuse, it&#...Yeah:<br /><br />a) this isn't a deliberate misuse, it's a sloppy misuse by someone with a tin ear for the English language.<br /><br />b) this isn't an endline.<br /><br />c) it isn't good like Beanz Meanz Heinz is good.williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937585600771849760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-2771257282292704592010-07-16T13:12:40.151+01:002010-07-16T13:12:40.151+01:00who cares?
beanz meanz heinz is wrong too.who cares?<br /><br />beanz meanz heinz is wrong too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-82109104995903888092010-07-01T14:43:01.492+01:002010-07-01T14:43:01.492+01:00If it was written by a copywriter. This has got &q...If it was written by a copywriter. This has got "written by a designer" all over it. . .Johnnyhttp://eustondoyoucopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-29256737694908918232010-06-24T14:11:28.036+01:002010-06-24T14:11:28.036+01:00Hear, hear.
By all means, send the errant copywri...Hear, hear. <br />By all means, send the errant copywriter an email... but perhaps also copy in the client, the CD, the art director and the account handling team. Does no one grasp the basics of English grammar anymore?<br />*sigh*Sarahttp://twitter.com/saradotdubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-59236826038230699552010-06-23T18:02:47.424+01:002010-06-23T18:02:47.424+01:00I had exactly the same thought today. In fact, I h...I had exactly the same thought today. In fact, I have it every single time I see that fucking poster.<br /><br />But beyond the grammar, who amongst Stella's target market even gives the first fuck?Ben Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276467778670946461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-73791624093756958062010-06-23T14:05:49.168+01:002010-06-23T14:05:49.168+01:00Fowler's Modern English usage is perfectly cle...Fowler's Modern English usage is perfectly clear: 'Plurals, & singulars with a or an, will naturally not take less.'<br /><br />Don't fuck with me.williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937585600771849760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21811294.post-48148292634556706072010-06-23T13:36:31.921+01:002010-06-23T13:36:31.921+01:00CO2 emissions are measurable but not countable, me...CO2 emissions are measurable but not countable, meaning the use of the word 'less' is possibly correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com