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