I was watching an advert today and at the end it said "the glass full and a half production". Is this correct? As I have seen more than one advert "produced" by the same company. Should it not be "a glass and a half full production"?
Would be greatful for a quick response.
Thank You
Grahame
Top answer
'the glass and a half' is the name of the company so therefore the rules of grammar doesn't really apply to it. It isn't a sentence just a noun.
— Dave Phillips
'the glass and a half' is the name of the company so therefore the rules of grammar doesn't really apply to it.
It isn't a sentence just a noun.
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Yes it is the production compant of Cadbury's. I believed the poster on the name using 'the' rather than 'a'. You have proved that the poster was right in his belief of the language, but mistaken in the title of the company.
I'm confused (not that it really matters). The OP asked whether it should be "the glass full and a half production" or "a glass and a half full production", and I didn't understand your reply. I'm wondering now if he or she actually meant to ask whether it should be "the glass and a half full production" or "a glass and a half full production".
I think the poster was trying to find out what was correct in English. Given that it is a name it doesn't really matter. Anyway as you have shown it is 'A glass and a half productions'.