Weekend box-office review: Borat beats Santa Clause

Louis LafreniereNov 6th, 2006 - 14:49:40

YOU GUYS NEED TO HIRE AN EDITOR.

The times they certainly are a changÕin!

This week ends box-office a prime example Ð why else can an anti-semetic, pro-gun, pro-incest, semi-nudist beat out Walt Disney and Santa Clause at the ticket office?

SHOULD BE:

The times they certainly are a changin'!

This week-end's box-office is a prime example Ð why else could an anti-semitic, pro-gun, pro-incest, semi-nudist beat out Walt Disney and Santa Claus at the ticket office?

I MEAN, SEVEN MISTAKES IN TWO SENTENCES? AND YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL SANTA CLAUS?

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TristanNov 6th, 2006 - 16:07:13

I'll take spelling errors over distortion and factual errors any day... Just because M&C doesnt adhere to social constructs of grammar and spelling doesn't mean you have to attack them, people make mistakes. I am sure they would simply fix the problem if you asked nicely.

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JoeNov 6th, 2006 - 17:11:30

I think the Santa Clause headline is referring to the movie The Santa Clause 3, which was released last week. So not a spelling error.

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Travis AyresNov 6th, 2006 - 18:35:18

'Just because they don't adhere to social constructs of grammar and spelling doesn't mean you have to attack them'

Yes, it does. English is a beautiful thing that we shouldn't treat it so poorly. If they can't get their facts correct AND present things using the language properly, what have they transmitted? Nothing. Looseness in language leads to looseness in thought.

If you can't use the language properly, go dig a ditch, because you will never get anywhere important. Lets be serious here.

And if I made any mistakes in this, let me remind you: I am an English enthusiast, NOT an editor. ;-)

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TristanNov 6th, 2006 - 19:19:59

'Proper' language use is a temporal issue; it evolves to meet the needs of the times. While in the artistic realm language English can be used beautifully, even when used incorrectly; the news is a utilitarian thing. Dissemination of information should not be bound by opinions of some crotchety English professor whose rational is that conformity through tradition is the only way for people to get along. Did anybody really have trouble understanding what they were trying to convey? Is the grammar of the article really more interesting than the content? Should Shakespeare go dig a ditch?

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Bor_assNov 6th, 2006 - 20:19:02

its a shame such good money is wasted by idiots to make another idiot richer...if you people want humor...its free...take a look at yourselves in the mirror...you'll the real laugh in society.

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JasonNov 6th, 2006 - 21:29:51

first of all, me like Borat! He very nice!

And as his malapropisms prove, English does not need to be used 'correctly' according to grammatical rules to be understood--or hilariously misconstrued, which, I think, was the original poster's point. While this article may not have been easy to misinterpret, the loose use of English--particularly in journalistic settings--is a slippery slope. Imprecise usage does lead to imprecise understanding, and while this article may not have crossed the line (wherever it may fuzzily be), I must agree that using English properly is as necessary to good journalism as is factual reporting. Untruths and imprecision both lead to reduced comprehension and increased confusion.

Go see Borat.

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borasamNov 6th, 2006 - 22:01:01

The misspeling blunder really displays your level of tolerance, humor and even analytical capacity. The title of the movie is Santa Clause as in 'legal clause'.
I bet you felling fruity now..
VIVA BORAT!

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Throw in my hatNov 9th, 2006 - 18:35:40

Also, there is a DIFFERENT set of rules for journalism grammar and regular grammar. Most of it has to do with comma usage, but it is still there. Like everyone else has pointed out, the Clause is from the title. I am sure Scott knows how to spell Santa Claus. Why do people here feel the need to attack the writers rather than discuss the movies the article is about.

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