I will concede that a scientific, engineering type of inventor might be expected to have better command of the language...but I've met enough scientific, engineering type people to know that that expectation is not highly realistic and, in the scenario of this movie, the comfortable, colloquial approach is more accessible to the target audience.
It's a silly feel-good family movie, not a dissertation or grad level lecture.
It may be grammatically incorrect, but it is generally accepted because it is the title of a creative work. Artistic license entitles the creator to title his/her work any way he/she pleases.
It may be grammatically incorrect, but it is generally accepted because it is the title of a creative work. Artistic license entitles the creator to title his/her work any way he/she pleases.
رد بواسطة DRDMovieMusings
بتاريخ أبريل 24, 2017 في 11:13 مساءا
"Think different."
رد بواسطة VinTinKin
بتاريخ ديسمبر 19, 2017 في 3:37 مساءا
The Grand Ole Opry called.
They want their English teacher back.
رد بواسطة DRDMovieMusings
بتاريخ ديسمبر 19, 2017 في 4:05 مساءا
I will concede that a scientific, engineering type of inventor might be expected to have better command of the language...but I've met enough scientific, engineering type people to know that that expectation is not highly realistic and, in the scenario of this movie, the comfortable, colloquial approach is more accessible to the target audience.
It's a silly feel-good family movie, not a dissertation or grad level lecture.
رد بواسطة Dark_Sithlord
بتاريخ ديسمبر 19, 2017 في 11:33 مساءا
It may be grammatically incorrect, but it is generally accepted because it is the title of a creative work. Artistic license entitles the creator to title his/her work any way he/she pleases.
رد بواسطة DRDMovieMusings
بتاريخ ديسمبر 20, 2017 في 12:38 صباحا
Right?! You mean, like Pet Sematary, or The Pursuit of Happyness, or...??
Yeah, I think we're done here.
رد بواسطة A-Dubya
بتاريخ فبراير 24, 2019 في 3:03 صباحا
Good point, I've never thunk about it though. ;)
رد بواسطة wonder2wonder
بتاريخ فبراير 24, 2019 في 5:09 صباحا
And that's not the only 'accepted' change.
ON LANGUAGE; How 'Shrunk' Snuck In