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Re: [idm] (ot) the words 'may' and 'might'

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2004-01-08 16:46Re: [idm] (ot) the words "may" and "might"
2004-01-08 18:52seeklektek Re: [idm] (ot) the words "may" and "might"
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2004-01-08 16:46hime@charter.net> has anyone noticed the influx of the words "may" and > "might" in tv commercials lately?
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quoted 21 lines has anyone noticed the influx of the words "may" and> has anyone noticed the influx of the words "may" and > "might" in tv commercials lately? ie "...may reduce > your cholesterol" or "...might reduce heart disease". > On one hand I find this hilarious that this is > happening (see later), but on the other I hope people > don't get sucked in by this new form of marketing > thinking "may" or "might"= "does". On another hand > (the third hand :)), I'm surprised that it has taken > companies this long to try this new angle. The > opportunities are hilarious for others to run with > this; examples that came to mind: "(insert your fave > musician/food/activity/whatever here) may reduce your > cholestrol and might reduce heart disease". picture > this court scene: judge "why did you do that?" accused: > "well, your honor, I had read that doing so might lower > my cholesterol and might lessen my chances of heart > disease." Heck, maybe in the promo for a future > release, I should include a sticker on the outside of > the package that says "purchasing this album might > reduce your cholesterol and may reduce heart disease"! > Just a random thought. Andrew Duke
I worked in technical support for 2 or 3 years. As a result, I am not fluent in jargon. This is a standard construction in jargon, because there's always some idiot out there where things DON'T work, and they want to get uppity about it. See also the overuse of "should". --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2004-01-08 18:52seeklektekFrom: <hime@charter.net > I worked in technical support for 2 or 3 years. As a result, I a
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quoted 1 line I worked in technical support for 2 or 3 years. As a result, I am not fluent in jargon. Th> I worked in technical support for 2 or 3 years. As a result, I am not fluent in jargon. This is a
standard construction in jargon, because there's always some idiot out there where things DON'T work, and they want to get uppity about it. See also the overuse of "should". _______________________________________________________________ I'm not bothered by 'may', 'might' and 'should', but I'm totally ticked off by 'like'. ~Everything~ is 'like' this or 'like' that. It's, like, too much like, like, everything else. Like, I don't like it. seek np: like, something like the last time --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2004-01-08 20:21Eggy Toastseeklektek said: > ~Everything~ is 'like' this or 'like' that. It's, like, too much > like
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seeklektek said:
quoted 2 lines ~Everything~ is 'like' this or 'like' that. It's, like, too much> ~Everything~ is 'like' this or 'like' that. It's, like, too much > like, like, everything else. Like, I don't like it.
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. -- eggytoast.com : eggtastic.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org