tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post5667238133511529502..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: The Regressive Grammarian: Stop Going Forwardcaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-68461233904697616172010-11-13T18:01:58.720-07:002010-11-13T18:01:58.720-07:00(aloud)I really appreciate these questions.{under ...(aloud)I really appreciate these questions.{under his/her breath) blank, blank obnoxious intellectuals, journalists, voters..<br /><br />I detest "gunna" for the awkward "going to" which usually can be replaced with "will".<br /><br />The distinction between "less" and "fewer" also seems to be lost on those who apparently can't distinguish between a river or a pile of wheat and a dozen people or....Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822031428178023879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-42233473014296065832010-11-13T14:09:24.771-07:002010-11-13T14:09:24.771-07:00I think you're onto something, Cory. It's ...I think you're onto something, Cory. It's not so much an empty cliché problem as it is a calligraphic and spelling problem. There's one possible branding solution "with legs" (as we say in the ad biz.)<br /><br />First, change the slogan to read,<br /><br />"We're movin' 4 words."<br /><br />This will give you that "dumbed down, <br />populist look that's been all the bomb<br />in political circles of late, apparent misspell<br />and all.<br /><br />But the BEST part is, you'll be able to actually<br />KEEP your promise! Check it out:<br /><br />1. We're movin' 4 words.<br />2. We're 4 movin' words.<br />3. Were 4 words movin'?<br />4. 4 words were movin'.<br />5. etc.<br /><br />Get the right font and colors and stuff, and you could really run with it, don'cha think?<br /><br />At the end of the day? With the right optics?<br /><br />And metrics? <br /><br />You know?Bill Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319507693205848772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-69255723383618102222010-11-13T11:28:21.066-07:002010-11-13T11:28:21.066-07:00Yeah, we have to get proactive.
I think I just co...Yeah, we have to get proactive.<br /><br />I think I just committed THE capital grammatical offense.David Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-62998084541377272582010-11-13T10:43:24.891-07:002010-11-13T10:43:24.891-07:00...bad to worse, Bob! ;-)...bad to worse, Bob! ;-)caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-7816989301899031912010-11-13T08:37:04.595-07:002010-11-13T08:37:04.595-07:00May I suggest we start a movement that strives to ...May I suggest we start a movement that strives to remove the phrase "going forward" from our contemporary phraseology and instead use "at the end of the day" in its place and then throw in a few "likes" and "you knows".Bob Schwartzhttp://www.bobschwartz.netnoreply@blogger.com