2 posts tagged “language”
UK film classifications have been getting silly over the last couple of years - ever since someone decided that the standard set of certifcates didn't contain enough information. So now, next to the actual certificates, posters will often have further descriptions of the content like "contains fantasy violence" or "contains one strong swearword".
This system is obviously very silly and I can't help wondering if Pixar have deliberately tried to undermine the system with the poster for Cars. The poster proudly declares that the film "contains mild language".
Bad English on the web annoys me. Which is all very unfortunate as there's so much of it out there. Vox isn't immune to this. I've just noticed that they consistantly spell "neighbourhood" without the "u". I suppose I should make an exception as they're American and therefore can't be expected to use proper English - but it would be nice to have the option to have it spelt correctly.
I've also seen one of my pet English peeves. Vox members can invite friends to join Vox. In English something that you send to someone else inviting them to do something is called an "invitation". In internet English that is often abbreviated to an "invite". Vox do that. I have two "invites" that I can give to friends. That's wrong. The noun is "invitation"; "invite" is a verb. I often see a similar problem with "install" and "installation".
But I realise I'm fighting a losing battle here. I'm the King Canute of English pedantry.
