Tasteless use of cat in advertising

"Brandy Alexandre" wrote

Chicago is frustrating and often contradicts itself, but it's what
"they" use.

Exactly why I was forced to use it.



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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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"Ryan Robbins" dumped this in
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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Sentences don't start with "And".

You're wrong on that one. They can also start with "but."




There used to be a rule to the contrary. If things have changed, I
don't
approve. It doesn't "sound" right.

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Psst ... belts and shoes don't have to match now either.

And ....



it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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"Ryan Robbins" dumped this in
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on 10 Apr 2004:


"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Sentences don't start with "And".

You're wrong on that one. They can also start with "but."




There used to be a rule to the contrary. If things have changed, I
don't
approve. It doesn't "sound" right.

--

Psst ... belts and shoes don't have to match now either.

And ....



it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


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"Mary" wrote in message
m...

it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

However, one should use passive voice sparingly. Business people are
notoriously bad when it comes to choosing when to use active voice and when
to use passive voice.

"It was decided to adjourn at 4:30 p.m." is weak. "We decided to adjourn at
4:30 p.m." is strong.

Passive voice is acceptable in the following example:

"The mayor was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence last night."

The mayor's arrest is the news because he's the mayor.

But if the police arrest Joe Six-pack, "The police arrested a 36-year-old
Boston man on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence last night" is more appropriate because Six-pack's involvement
isn't the news.

"Mary" wrote in message
m...

it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

However, one should use passive voice sparingly. Business people are
notoriously bad when it comes to choosing when to use active voice and when
to use passive voice.

"It was decided to adjourn at 4:30 p.m." is weak. "We decided to adjourn at
4:30 p.m." is strong.

Passive voice is acceptable in the following example:

"The mayor was arrested on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence last night."

The mayor's arrest is the news because he's the mayor.

But if the police arrest Joe Six-pack, "The police arrested a 36-year-old
Boston man on suspicion of operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence last night" is more appropriate because Six-pack's involvement
isn't the news.

it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


Psssttt.... as is ending a sentence with a preposition. Although there are ways
around it, I suppose. I still remember a kid in high school who got around it
by ending every sentence with "now." Of course this is the same kid who
prounounced hors douvres (SP?) as "horse doovers."

Sherry

it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


Psssttt.... as is ending a sentence with a preposition. Although there are ways
around it, I suppose. I still remember a kid in high school who got around it
by ending every sentence with "now." Of course this is the same kid who
prounounced hors douvres (SP?) as "horse doovers."

Sherry

"Sherry " wrote in message
...
it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


Psssttt.... as is ending a sentence with a preposition. Although there are
ways
around it, I suppose. I still remember a kid in high school who got
around it
by ending every sentence with "now." Of course this is the same kid who
prounounced hors douvres (SP?) as "horse doovers."

Have you ever read Bill Bryson, & his takes on the use of the English
language? He suggests that we forget about the old dangling prepositions
rule, & let them dangle all we want to. ;-)

Cathy

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"Sherry " wrote in message
...
it is perfectly acceptable to use the passive voice.

Has been for a few years.

Sentence fragments are still no-nos, though.


Psssttt.... as is ending a sentence with a preposition. Although there are
ways
around it, I suppose. I still remember a kid in high school who got
around it
by ending every sentence with "now." Of course this is the same kid who
prounounced hors douvres (SP?) as "horse doovers."

Have you ever read Bill Bryson, & his takes on the use of the English
language? He suggests that we forget about the old dangling prepositions
rule, & let them dangle all we want to. ;-)

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 06:41:50 -0400, "Cathy Friedmann"
wrote:


Have you ever read Bill Bryson, & his takes on the use of the English
language? He suggests that we forget about the old dangling prepositions
rule, & let them dangle all we want to. ;-)

"Mother Tongue" - excellent book! Also explains how we got our crazy
spelling, and has a chapter on swear words g