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.
پاسخ توسط DRDMovieMusings
در تاریخ آوریل 24, 2017 ساعت 11:13 ب.ض
"Think different."
پاسخ توسط VinTinKin
در تاریخ دسامبر 19, 2017 ساعت 3:37 ب.ض
The Grand Ole Opry called.
They want their English teacher back.
پاسخ توسط DRDMovieMusings
در تاریخ دسامبر 19, 2017 ساعت 4:05 ب.ض
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.
پاسخ توسط Dark_Sithlord
در تاریخ دسامبر 19, 2017 ساعت 11:33 ب.ض
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.
پاسخ توسط DRDMovieMusings
در تاریخ دسامبر 20, 2017 ساعت 12:38 ق.ض
Right?! You mean, like Pet Sematary, or The Pursuit of Happyness, or...??
Yeah, I think we're done here.
پاسخ توسط A-Dubya
در تاریخ فوریه 24, 2019 ساعت 3:03 ق.ض
Good point, I've never thunk about it though. ;)
پاسخ توسط wonder2wonder
در تاریخ فوریه 24, 2019 ساعت 5:09 ق.ض
And that's not the only 'accepted' change.
ON LANGUAGE; How 'Shrunk' Snuck In