Monday, November 21, 2011

Good On Cold

The catchphrase on this cup reads "good on cold" or perhaps "good in cold," but I'm pretty sure McDonald's means to say "good and cold."


This is a minor catastrophe compared to many others I have posted on this site, but since it was committed by McDonald's, I can't let it go.

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Actually, this does read "good and cold".. " 'n " had become a shortened form of "and."
    I'm not sure if Steak 'n Shake is national restaurant chain or not, but at least in the midwest Steak 'n Shake is a fairly well-known restaurant. And it certainly isn't Steak on Shake or Steak in Shake because both of those sound rather disgusting. Steak AND Shake on the other hand sound quiet delicious together.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    I'm also reminded of the candy, Good 'n Plenty - good and plenty. I'm pretty sure that the use of an apostrophe is appropriate to denote "missing" letters. Aren't you?

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  3. BeckyDecember 7, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    It needs an apostrophe before *and* after the "n."

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  4. AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Even if it is not textbook grammar, I bet most Americans understand "'n" to mean "and."

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  5. Virginia PDecember 13, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I agree with "anonymous". This is actually correct. No one places an apostrophe both before and after n.

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  6. EvilIDecember 20, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Well, I would always put it both before and after, since it should replace both missing letters.
    But I think just giving it one is pretty common.

    Of course, so is doing other terrible things to the poor apostrophe...

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  7. TravitronApril 17, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    This reminds me of how some people abbreviate "little" as "li'l". Doing it as "li'l" seems to be accepted for some reason, though technically, shouldn't it be "li'l'"? That of course looks even more ridiculous than "li'l" does in the first place...

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  8. BeckyApril 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM

    Good point. Li'l' might look kind of odd....

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