No one proofread the bleeping title? - Million Dollar Arm (2014) Discussion

[–] catarinaloss 11 years ago

They did the same thing with Million Dollar Baby.

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[–] Scarlett_Butler 11 years ago

Yeah. Wasn't great then either. It's a small thing but just inexplicable why they wouldn't just write it correctly.

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[–] benmasta 11 years ago

I'm pretty sure thats just what he named his arm not how its described.

If its a name it doesnt necessarily have to be a compound adjective because names dont follow any rules.

But you probably shouldnt take my advice because for a while i thought this movie was called Million Dollar Man and it was a remake of the one where they're like "we can rebuild him, we have the technology" but now i realize its a baseball movie that i will never watch.

so yeah...

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[–] tomasfigueroagaray 11 years ago

Not all compound adjectives need a hyphen. And American grammarians are more lenient. The rule is: use a hyphen if it eliminates ambiguity or helps your reader, else don't bother. If you're unsure, use hyphens. You won't be marked down for using hyphens. Sometimes a hyphen is essential to avoid ambiguity. Look at these examples:

a heavy-metal detector
a heavy metal detector

Both are correct, but they mean different things. The first device detects heavy metals. The second detects metal, and it is heavy. If we're talking about a device that detects heavy metals, then putting heavy metal detector would be wrong in the UK and the US.
However, both “million-dollar baby” and “million dollar baby” mean the same, and there's no risk of ambiguity.

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[–] TheGozerian 11 years ago

BOOM!

Goodschpeed!

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[–] jayehawk 11 years ago

Schooled.

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[–] sun_scryer 11 years ago

Did you not read what he posted? No, it's not necessary to use a hyphen in all cases; that goes double for American English, which is less strict on it. Insisting that it is necessary to use a hyphen at all times is just this side of insisting that one never splits infinitives.

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[–] sun_scryer 11 years ago

Thank you, Tomas.

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[–] AdnanZian 11 years ago

I hope the film doesn't lie about where they ended up. It's still a nice story, even considering that.

I was reading up on these two. Singh has a shot at least at AA or AAA at some point, which would be a nice little career for a guy coming from poverty. Patel seems to have a good attitude about his baseball experience, saying that he's been able to renovate his family's home, pay for his sister's wedding, and bring high social esteem and respect to his family within their community.

Which means it's not exactly like these guys had the experience so many baseball players from here do with the minor leagues. To them, it was an unexpected and valuable experience.

The movie doesn't need to end on an artificially high note when there's a good enough ending in place.

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[–] vanillalatte777 11 years ago

Is it grammar geek or grammar-geek?

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[–] Projekta 10 years ago

you-re-an-idiot

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[–] chunkylefunga 10 years ago

I think you mean 'Did no one proofread the bleeping title?' ;)

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[–] hermitofdhaka 10 years ago

Technically: "Didn't anyone proofread the goddamned title?"

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[–] benman46 10 years ago

The grammar Natzis are in town. Really who gives a fvck.

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