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Originally Posted by ardeegee
A sentence from his web site:
"When the Royal Wizard of Westland poisons the king so
that his puppet prince can take the throne and start a
continental war, a young squire is forced to run for his
life carrying the powerful sword that his dying monarch
burdened him with from the death bed."
There are two types of reactions to that sentence: one is those who think "wow, I think I'll give that a try." The other is those who back away slowly then after a few paces turn and run in the opposite direction.
For either side, I would think, if you don't "get" the other side's reaction, it can't be explained to you.
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The only people who run are the ones who were not really interested in a great fantasy read in the first place...
Have you ever seen a movie billboard? I mean really. You guys are criticizing stuff that is common practice in the marketing/advertising industry. Size constraints and font visibility override the other. Its about getting the message across. Not getting it across with proper grammar. One conflicts with the other so often that if you took a moment to watch a commercial or read a billboard you would see it.
"Coke, the real thing" is as improper as it gets. It should read "Coke is the real thing" But People are not stupid and get the point. How many periods do you see in ad slogans?