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I'm pretty sure the title is grammatically incorrect.

posted 15 years ago by Vieie
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... I've never visited this board before so I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, so please forgive me if I'm bringing-up a dead issue.

I'm pretty sure there is no phrase "can't hardly"; I believe it should be "can hardly." Did the people involved in this movie miss this altogether, or was this an intentional error?

"Can Hardly Wait" would seem to imply that "they cannot wait", whereas "Can't Hardly Wait" would seem to imply the opposite; so Preston can damn-well wait.

Your thoughts?

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[–] the-wave 15 years ago

Correct or not, the title is named after a song by The Replacements, so blame the band.

[–] ShawnaC123 14 years ago

You're right, it's incorrect.

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[–] hubcap18 14 years ago

It wouldn't be the first time a movie had a gramatically incorrect or misspelled title. For example: The Prince & Me, The Pursuit of Happyness, Inglorious Basterds and Pet Semetary.

Being inconsistent is better than being consistently bad.

[–] dunbar7 14 years ago

What's wrong with The Prince and Me? That would be grammatically correct (Me and the Prince, on the other hand, not so much). Can't Hardly Wait is a split infinitive, if nothing else. Still, a damn fine movie!

"She's, like, a biscuit older than me..."

[–] hubcap18 14 years ago

A whole lot of people say _________ and Me, but that doesn't make it correct. It should be the Prince and I, like the classic The King and I.

Being inconsistent is better than being consistently bad.

[–] dunbar7 14 years ago

Not quite. The I/me thing depends on where the verb falls in the sentence. If it comes before the people (Join ["join" being the verb] Harry and me...)it's "me. It the verb falls after the people (Dave and I are ["are" being the verb] going to.) You, though, never come first, the other person does. Another way to test if it's correct is to you eliminate the other person altogether. You'd never say Join I at the fair, you'd say join me. Likewise you'd never say "me is going somewhere." Hope that helps.

"She's, like, a biscuit older than me..."

[–] !!!deleted!!! (19664510) 12 years ago

A whole lot of people say _________ and Me, but that doesn't make it correct. It should be the Prince and I, like the classic The King and I.

Not in all cases, no.

[–] dunbar7 12 years ago

Nice try, but "Me and..." is never correct. You never come first in the sentence. Where are you getting this (mis)information? Like I said, the "I"/"me" thing depends on where the verb falls in the sentence. "Was" is the verb in your sentence and it comes before the people. Hence, "The Prince and Me."

"She's, like, a biscuit older than me..."

[–] !!!deleted!!! (19664510) 12 years ago

What's wrong with The Prince and Me? That would be grammatically correct (Me and the Prince, on the other hand, not so much).

It always cracks me up when people who don't understand grammar try to discuss it. Both "The Prince and Me" and "Me and the Prince" are perfectly grammatical when used as the object of a sentence rather than the subject.

Correct: "No one was there but the prince and me."

Correct: "No one was there but me and the prince."

[–] Sam-953-169285 8 years ago

Some people want to be incorrect. They are intentionally incorrect. They want to be criticized because they enjoy arguing and want to argue. When you watch the movie, note how they enjoy being rude.

Did you post a comment liked this for the movie "You've Got Mail"?

Also, apparently drinking Milk is harmful to grammar. People that drink Milk say "Got Milk?".