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