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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

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"It was never so easy and secure to expose and manage your advertisements". This is a line from a Help page on a website for possible advertisers that may join that particular website to display their advertisements. I have used a grammar checker, and although it seems grammatically correct, it still sounds wrong to me! Not that I am an English expert - I was never good at languages at school. To me, it would sound better as: "It has never been so easy and secure to expose and manage your advertisements". Any thoughts or am I just nitpicking?
  

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Nitpicking, I am afraid. ". Advertising copy often steps outside the grammar box.

— Mister Micawber

  • Nitpicking, I am afraid.
  • ".
  • Advertising copy often steps outside the grammar box.
  • In your case, it is briefer and more direct to use simple past.
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Nitpicking, I am afraid. McDonalds' slogan is "I'm lovin' it!". Advertising copy often steps outside the grammar box. In your case, it is briefer and more direct to use simple past.
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Thanks so much for the reply! Emotion: smile
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