[net.nlang] Bug in "The Day After"

dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (11/21/83)

Well, "The Day After" wasn't bad, but it didn't measure up to all the hype,
as far as I was concerned. And I was appalled that in the closing summary
(stark white letters on a black background), there was an obvious grammatical
error - "its" spelled "it's", right in the first few words. If ABC wants
to be believable and respected, they should learn how to write correct
English.

Dave Sherman
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decot@cwruecmp.UUCP (Dave Decot) (11/22/83)

ABC's bugs in punctuation are not limited to the misuse of "it's" after \After/.
Watch \ABC World News Tonight/ sometime and look at the date.

Dave Decot
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neal@denelcor.UUCP (11/24/83)

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>...I thought they said that:  
>	"The effects of a nuclear war are probably less dev-
>	astating than those shown in this presentation."

I don't recall the exact words either but I AM certain that the sense
was the exact opposite of what you quoted--that the effects shown were
probably a good deal milder than what would actually happen.

Incidentally, I am sure that they were right in that regard.

			Regards,
				Neal Weidenhofer
				Denelcor, Inc.
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