This blog claims that the director of Dont Look Back [sic] purposely left the apostrophe out of the title.
Intentional or not, I still think it's a catastrophe.
Do think twice; it's not alright.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Bob Dylan Apostrophe Catastrophe
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I understand that they wanted to have the font the same size, top to bottom, but I'll agree it's in poor taste. What example are you setting by allowing such a simple thing to slip by?
Ava
That should be "if" not "is."
I could maybe understand it is the font size were all exactly the same, but "Dylan" is a different length anyway!
"Alright" is not a word. Should be "all right."
I looked this up on BobDylan.com, and "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" has it as two words, while "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" has it as one, the way I wrote it in this posting. Dictionary.com has a listing for "alright." I think this is one of those words that has become accepted over time. I would never use it in formal writing, but I think it's OK for the blogosphere.
Um, alright is not standard English. It's all right. Copy editors are such nags, aren't they?
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