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.
Resposta de DRDMovieMusings
em 24 abril 2017 às 11:13 PM
"Think different."
Resposta de VinTinKin
em 19 dezembro 2017 às 3:37 PM
The Grand Ole Opry called.
They want their English teacher back.
Resposta de DRDMovieMusings
em 19 dezembro 2017 às 4:05 PM
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.
Resposta de Dark_Sithlord
em 19 dezembro 2017 às 11:33 PM
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.
Resposta de DRDMovieMusings
em 20 dezembro 2017 às 12:38 AM
Right?! You mean, like Pet Sematary, or The Pursuit of Happyness, or...??
Yeah, I think we're done here.
Resposta de A-Dubya
em 24 fevereiro 2019 às 3:03 AM
Good point, I've never thunk about it though. ;)
Resposta de wonder2wonder
em 24 fevereiro 2019 às 5:09 AM
And that's not the only 'accepted' change.
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