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Believer Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Need to follow grammartical rules?
Hi,
Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these. Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these?
Offer valid in ZZZ only. -- It iseems this is better if needed to be grammartical: "The offer is valid in ZZZ only."
No credit card required. -- It seems this is better if needed to be grammatical: "No credit card is required"
Sorry, this just came up. For the second one, I thought, normally, the word "no" is followed by a plural noun like "no credit cards," But in this case, just like the concept involving the use of "any", if no particular one matters or any one is fine to the person or persons involved, 'no' followed by a singular noun is OK? Do you know any threads here that covers this area well?
Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these. Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these?
Offer valid in ZZZ only. -- It iseems this is better if needed to be grammartical: "The offer is valid in ZZZ only."
No credit card required. -- It seems this is better if needed to be grammatical: "No credit card is required"
Sorry, this just came up. For the second one, I thought, normally, the word "no" is followed by a plural noun like "no credit cards," But in this case, just like the concept involving the use of "any", if no particular one matters or any one is fine to the person or persons involved, 'no' followed by a singular noun is OK? Do you know any threads here that covers this area well?
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Hi, Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these. Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these? Signs are signs, not sentences.
- Hi, Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these.
- Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these?
- Signs are signs, not sentences.
- They often rely on brevity to flash an idea quickly into our brains.
- Consider 2 signs.
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Hi,
Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these. Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these? Signs are signs, not sentences. They often rely on brevity to flash an idea quickly into our brains. Consider 2 signs. One says 'Danger'. The other says 'Be careful, becaus
Whenever I see those product or service advertisements, I think I see wordings like these. Would you say that the need to follow grammartical rules isn't there for the cases like these? Signs are signs, not sentences. They often rely on brevity to flash an idea quickly into our brains. Consider 2 signs. One says 'Danger'. The other says 'Be careful, becaus
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