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Friday, February 25, 2011

Verbal Agreement

      burger
We can agree to disagree but subject and verbs should always agree.
                       “Hamburgers is all we do”

9 comments:

  1. ma3 i7tirame laillak, this is common in the US. I like the saying "It's how we do", especially in hip-hop songs. I guess in Arabic ya3ne "ne7na heyk"?

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  2. ahem, hamburgers ARE* all we do....they're too busy cooking to check grammar

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  3. It works, Hamburgers is their job description, the whoel sentence should be, Making Hamburgers is all we do, but for the sake of making a slogan out of the sentence, one can understand..

    so i don't see the issue, many slogans for many brands are grammatically flawed. now i still haven't tried their burger, when i do i will tell you if they should stick to that job, or find a new one...

    Ronman

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  4. The slogan "Hamburgers are all we do" is not only grammatically correct but reads nicely. #justsaying

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  5. Ronman is right. My boss left off 1/6th of my paycheck, it works, the whole paycheck should be 100%, but for the sake of saving money, one can understand.....so I dont see the issue, many paychecks are numerically flawed. now i still can't make rent, when i do get kicked out, i will tell you if i stick to my job or find a new one.....

    "hamburgers" and "making hamburgers" is the same in the same way "file" and "pedophile" are the same. Adding words changes things.

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  6. mashina... who cares... the important thing is that its good...
    Cheers

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  7. Funny one Anon, But my suggestion has nothing to do with your boss not paying you what you deserve (if that is really the case, i suggest you get a spine, resign or even as for a raise). Anyway are there many people in Lebanon getting truly what they deserve to live a really decent life? But anyway I digress, Grammar has been hashed by corporation much bigger than the classic burger joint for the sake of a catchy slogan.

    BDBS is right, Hamburgers are all we do is correct, but the one i think doesn't sound wrong for the general public...we're nitpicking here, really

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