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Originally Posted by seebaruk
Hehe, don't call me Shirley!  I can't believe you don't like that film Jeysie. |
1. Not a big fan of puns unless they're clever. (Some of the wordplay was clever, but see #3 below.)
2. Not a big fan of random/out of left field humor. Vastly prefer humor that evolves logically from the circumstances. (For instance, the whole "red zone/white zone" bit was funny until it derailed into complete WTF?-ness at the end.)
3. Not a big fan of the exact same joke being used five zillion times in the same film... especially when almost every joke in the film ends up being recycled that way. I love running gags, but used judiciously, and there needs to be some variety in how the gag is repeated.
I think the only part of the movie I found unreservedly funny was the whole "I speak Jive..." bit.
Anyhoo.
As for the topic at hand... let me put it this way:
When "alright" actually evolves to the point where it means something *different* than "all right", (as other similar "smushings" have) I'll stop kvetching. Until then, I'll keep grinding my teeth over it and correcting it whenever I see it in something I'm copyediting.
Peace & Luv, Liz
