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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 05:59 PM
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Jobs: "He urged his people to think 'different'. CBS
Twice now they've said that.
It's differentLY.
jeez
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 06:02 PM
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1. wasn't the slogan...


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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 06:08 PM
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2. "Think Different" is what he meant.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 06:28 PM
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3. Still grammatically incorrect.
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-06-11 06:38 PM
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4. I had this argument with my wife.
Edited on Thu Oct-06-11 06:38 PM by ohiosmith
"Think Different" has been criticized as a slogan for being grammatically incorrect. "Think" is a verb and should take the adverb, "differently", not the adjective, "different". On the other hand, in certain colloquial expressions such as "think big", this rule can be violated for effect. Furthermore, the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary cites use of "different" as an adverb dating back to 1744<6>. Also, with "different" as a noun, the phrase "Think Different" refers to what to think as opposed to how to think. This is similar to the difference between "Do Good" and "Do Well," where "Do Good" refers to performing good deeds such as being kind to others, and "Do Well" means to perform an action successfully such as earning a high score on an exam.
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RedCloud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-11 09:51 AM
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6. Just apologize for everything and ask "May I please have some food".
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-07-11 08:44 AM
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5. Only in standard formal English.
Not in colloquial speech. Then again, you are an old fart from before the grammatical shit. :)
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