atw: Re: Myer Typo
- From: Jasmine Andrews <jasminethetrainer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 20:26:55 +1100
yep i reckon that's the intended sentence. "early birds get" rather than
"early bird get's". it reads like engrish.
it's just a really clumsy line to use in such high profile advertising.
it's the kind of thing you expect to see used on a discount shop flyer in a
little starburst at a 90 degree angle and finished with an exclamation mark.
On 4 January 2012 18:36, Warren Lewington <wjlewington@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> And even more bizarre: the two threads which surface in some surprisingly
> negative reader comments to the Herald article:
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> 1. that the Myer signage grammar was deliberate, and intended to
> elicit publicity (an opinion apparently justified on the basis that it
> worked).
> 2. that anyone who complains about bad grammar needs to get a life.
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> I thought only butcher's and fruiterer's had been given social approval to
> be so grammatically cavalier.
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> John
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> At 11:33 4/01/2012, you wrote:****
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> Yikes! But what does "Early bird get's the right size” even mean? It's a
> bloody awkward sentence even without the superfluous apostrophe.
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> On 4 January 2012 10:18, Janice Gelb <janice.gelb@xxxxxxxxxx > wrote:****
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> Nice to know that people noticed this and cared enough to****
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> raise a fuss!****
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> http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/myer-ridiculed-over-grammar-gaffe/story-e6frf7jo-1226235816873
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