tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post1818919044411399190..comments2023-10-23T12:09:50.512-04:00Comments on Clergy Confidential: Grammatically Incorrect SlogansTim Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13913584491460599491noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-38953608137843507942014-02-16T04:36:18.000-05:002014-02-16T04:36:18.000-05:00It's marketing language people. There are no r...It's marketing language people. There are no rules.Jeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-86310311843491378712014-02-16T03:47:42.000-05:002014-02-16T03:47:42.000-05:00Yes, A & P went out of business years ago. He...Yes, A & P went out of business years ago. Here's what happened to an A & P store in Montgomery, Alabama--<br><br>http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/17506288/507-Cloverdale-Rd-Montgomery-AL/Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-6216854755973447182014-02-16T01:59:01.000-05:002014-02-16T01:59:01.000-05:00A&P was merely an abbreviation for Atlantic an...A&P was merely an abbreviation for Atlantic and Pacific (formerly The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, I think) . . . Episcopalians who reduce almost everything to initials should have flocked to shop at A&P.Sister Mary Winifredhttp://www.sistermarywinifred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-53493144934898853452014-02-17T14:49:09.000-05:002014-02-17T14:49:09.000-05:00Fan Pope! Niiiice! How are you doing these days?...Fan Pope! Niiiice! <br><br>How are you doing these days?Jay Croftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-47579566476320598312014-02-18T09:36:46.000-05:002014-02-18T09:36:46.000-05:00One of the most common retorts I heard from anyone...One of the most common retorts I heard from anyone whose (not who's)grammar was corrected when I was in school--and ever since--was "you know what I mean!" I fear we are rapidly nearing the point that, in fact, we don't! --Rebecca Owsleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-38640739731453429392014-02-19T08:16:53.000-05:002014-02-19T08:16:53.000-05:00Not an advertising slogan, but a supposed quote of...Not an advertising slogan, but a supposed quote of Churchill's that this retired copy editor loves: "Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put." (And I do mark up poorly written menus with my red or purple pen.)Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-69378353790181772902014-02-28T05:35:59.000-05:002014-02-28T05:35:59.000-05:00Father Tim, I thought of you the other day when I ...Father Tim, I thought of you the other day when I saw this story on the news: http://business.time.com/2014/02/24/got-milk-campaign-ends-in-favor-of-milk-life/Christiana Pilgrimhttp://spiritualimplications.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-91762734829245827012014-02-15T12:20:04.000-05:002014-02-15T12:20:04.000-05:00I think Subway's slogan is correct, if they ar...I think Subway's slogan is correct, if they are trying to say "eat fresh food," rather than over-cooked, processed fast food. At least I hope they are correct, since I do enjoy eating at Subway, and would hate to be supporting poor grammar.Sister Mary Winifredhttp://www.sistermarywinifred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-57580070476315968952014-02-15T12:22:48.000-05:002014-02-15T12:22:48.000-05:00Hi, Father Tim--Forbes has an interesting article ...Hi, Father Tim--<br><br>Forbes has an interesting article about the "Think Different" campaign (http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarketing/2011/12/14/the-real-story-behind-apples-think-different-campaign/). Apparently, at the time IBM had a campaign using the slogan "Think IBM." What Apple was saying, it seems, may have been more "Think [of something] different [from IBM]" than "Think in a different way." Either way, though, the Forbes article is somewhat fun to read.Jim Colehttps://www.facebook.com/jim.cole.5623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-59129109551997295352014-02-15T12:30:39.000-05:002014-02-15T12:30:39.000-05:00One of the worst offenders has to be Lockheed Mart...One of the worst offenders has to be Lockheed Martin: We never forget who we're working for. I even wrote to the company to explain why they should use WHOM . . . they definitely wouldn't be working for me.Sister Mary Winifredhttp://www.sistermarywinifred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-25390296861736443502014-02-15T12:50:21.000-05:002014-02-15T12:50:21.000-05:00You're right that "whom" is correct....You're right that "whom" is correct. Bryan Garner, in the 3rd edition of "Garner's Modern American Usage," says that while incorrect, "who" is defensible in the above ("who we're working for") as a causualism and gives it a ranking of stage 4 on the volume's language-change index.Jim Colehttps://www.facebook.com/jim.cole.5623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-53852182572236794692014-02-15T13:06:51.000-05:002014-02-15T13:06:51.000-05:00My fingernails on the black board peeve is the rev...My fingernails on the black board peeve is the reversal of objective and subjective pronouns. The person who would never say, "Me went to town," blurts "Me and him went to town." Aarrrggghhhh!John Williamsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-32230190798041161512014-02-15T13:21:51.000-05:002014-02-15T13:21:51.000-05:00My mom also expressed her displeasure at, "Wi...My mom also expressed her displeasure at, "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should." Horror of horrors. She also hated 'ain't'. I forgive Apple for "Think Different" because that was part of their different thinking, using grammar differently. This isn't an advertisement, but one of my pet peeves is "could of" or "would of" instead of "could have" or "would have". I have seen this usage in emails from people who really should have known better.Gillian Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-35862445855029127732014-02-15T13:40:09.000-05:002014-02-15T13:40:09.000-05:00One of the worst is shop A&P. Maybe that'...One of the worst is shop A&P. Maybe that's why they went of business ! <br><br>Sent from my iPhoneLois Schencknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-10351748168107553942014-02-15T13:44:12.000-05:002014-02-15T13:44:12.000-05:00I don't think you'd eat freshly unless you...I don't think you'd eat freshly unless you were eating in a rude or cheeky manner. I think they mean eat fresh food. Which begs the question, then why eat here? But that's another subject. I have a friend, in our parish, who is the executive director of the Got Milk? campaign, so I guess I can't rag on that. But I am a grouchy grammarian, and what drives me insane is the capricious use of apostrophes. Your mother would understand.Katrina Sotonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-84553648593967744632014-02-15T14:00:42.000-05:002014-02-15T14:00:42.000-05:00Ah, yes, misplaced apostrophes. Especially in the ...Ah, yes, misplaced apostrophes. Especially in the possessive form of "it". <br>And I shudder along with Gillian B. on the use of "of" instead of "have", or even apostrophe "ve",as in "I could've." Granted, the usage is phonetic--"could've" sounds like "could of", but it's still wrong, wrong, wrong!Verderynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-1367834377958614652014-02-15T14:04:29.000-05:002014-02-15T14:04:29.000-05:00My peeve is what seems to me to be incorrect use o...My peeve is what seems to me to be incorrect use of the nominative case in sentences such as 'He told her and I to go away.' Or 'That is an insult to we the people.'. I understand that 'we the people' is something of a catch phrase in this country, but speaking as an Englishwoman, that grates on my ears.Liz W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-45121354966353765722014-02-15T14:15:18.000-05:002014-02-15T14:15:18.000-05:00The one that grates on my sensibilities is the mag...The one that grates on my sensibilities is the magazine named "Real Simple". There are many examples where writers clearly don't how to use adverbs, or they believe their readers actually prefer the grammatical errors.Skarma35noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-49657965654611569472014-02-15T15:01:40.000-05:002014-02-15T15:01:40.000-05:00Dude. This is a bit, um, ironic from the creator o...Dude. This is a bit, um, ironic from the creator of Lent Madness. *cough* Lenten *cough*Scott Gunnhttps://www.facebook.com/scottgunnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-29589418249322051222014-02-15T15:13:40.000-05:002014-02-15T15:13:40.000-05:00I should say that just because a slogan isn't ...I should say that just because a slogan isn't grammatically correct doesn't make it ineffective (that may be a double or triple negative but whatever). "Got Milk?" is a great slogan, for instance, even it's lousy grammar. As for Lenten Madness -- that just sounds horrible. Fortunately when you're a member of the Supreme Executive Committee, the rules of grammar don't apply.Father Timhttp://www.frtim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-37001623539757724182014-02-16T05:52:29.000-05:002014-02-16T05:52:29.000-05:00Would that be "It's marketing language, y...Would that be "It's marketing language, you people who are complaining," or "It's marketing language people who may have an MBA, but don't care or know about grammar, who are dumbing down the entire country"?Sister Mary Winifredhttp://www.sistermarywinifred.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-42928679420031957672014-02-16T13:04:00.000-05:002014-02-16T13:04:00.000-05:00Reblogged this on The Owl Press'.Reblogged this on <a href="http://theowlpress.me/2014/02/16/grammatically-incorrect-slogans/" rel="nofollow">The Owl Press'</a>.theowlpresshttp://theowlpress.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-1813305958564330402014-02-16T15:09:04.000-05:002014-02-16T15:09:04.000-05:00I am surprised that I did not see my most disliked...I am surprised that I did not see my most disliked grammatical error mentioned. It is doing something "different than" I might do it.Fan Lucy Popehttp://facebooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4381472662149763328.post-37095708254739764122014-03-04T11:50:56.000-05:002014-03-04T11:50:56.000-05:00the ending of a sentence with a preposition is som...the ending of a sentence with a preposition is something that has long been put to rest.put up or shut up!<br>I think most authorities would now agree it is acceptable...further I would also suggest that the positioning of a preposition may also sometimes (often quite substantially) change the meaning.<br>" I looked Eddy Cantor's nose up" has quite a different meaning from 'I looked up Eddy Cantor's nose!"<br>As for apostrophes the modern sign writing rule seems to be , if in doubt put it in! Cheap Cars' sale! Quite what you do with a For Sale I do not know.<br>here in the Southern Hemisphere Lent has already begun.......and I am avoiding !Stephen Clarkhttps://www.facebook.com/ClarkStephennoreply@blogger.com