People writing bad
By adamg - Wed, 07/23/2008 - 11:55pm.
Nina is extreme annoyed at people around here who have forgotten what an adverb is, such as a local dairy that wants you to "Act Natural. Drink Local."
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i'm no grammarian, but....
...i think "drink local" is ok. The local is addressing an unnamed noun, not the verb.
The "act natural" I can't defend, though I can say it's so commonplace I would never have noticed it being wrong.
Noun
What's the justification for leaving out the noun, though, aside from maintaining the tenuous parallel?
I can see "drink local (something)" making more sense than "drink locally" which only refers to where you drink, but not what... but from my perspective that just suggests you throw the whole idea out as unworkable and do something else.
Diet Soda?
That's what I think when I see "Drink Lo Cal".
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Nice image!
Question: Are you aware that "Think different" is bad grammar? You should say "Think differently"!
Answer: Although some might want "different" to perform as an adverb in this phrase, complete with an "ly" ending, Apple and its advertising agency intend it as a fanciful category, just as we might say "Think yellow," "Think change" or "Think playful."
http://1smootshort.blogspot.com
historical reference too?
In addition, there's a tradition in the industry that Apple may be playing off. IBM had desk signs that said THINK.
Think... like, uh...
Think... like, uh...
--Dave, sick of logging in
Frink Different
Responding bad
Yeah, one thing that bugs me as I wander the streets are the spraypainted "Dig Safe" indications on the sidewalks. When I have my chalk on me, I always add an "ly" to these messages.
I remember reading, a couple months ago, about a grammar bandit who went around changing signs to make them grammatically correct. I'm not into vandalism, but this is pretty cool. And at least he did it safe, and secret. Mwa ha ha!
Safe
I always interpreted "dig safe" as a label, meaning "this location is safe for digging", not an exhortation to "dig safely" but perhaps that's an error on my part.
Dig Safe (R)
I think "Dig Safe" is the name of a company that notifies utilities when any digging is being done in order to ensure no damage is done to pipes, wires, cables, etc. I've always assumed that those markings indicate that the company was notified of the marked digging site. Obviously the company needs to change its name to address the grammar issue before the markings would really be wrong. ;-P
That may be true...
...I'll take your word for it, but shouldn't the utility companies do that themselves? Why do they need an outside company to spraypaint on the ground?
Oh, and speaking of which, do you know if they are hiring? :-)
Me paint goodly.
-ly
http://1smootshort.blogspot.com
Heh heh
Somewhere there's got to be an archive of these types of guerilla grammar correction photos.
Found this...
http://grammarpolice.org/
Nina Can't Spell
Nina wrote "saw a truck from alarge local dairy drive buy".
Did it drive past her or was there a purchase?