Blazer nonwithstanding, they might not be able to get away with using "predicate" as a verb in advertising today. Even using it as a noun may be iffy these days.
thanks for sharing--- i think the top lapel button is higher in 49-but this was the case in to the late 70s at least- hard to tell if 48-49 blazer has brass buttons and if 2 or 3 on the sleeves-great post--
I disagree. The sentence containing 'predicated' in that advertisement is entirely fatuous; the use of 'sustaining' a few words after it is a classic dangling participle. If that ad counts as classy, educated language in any era, God help us all.
Blazer nonwithstanding, they might not be able to get away with using "predicate" as a verb in advertising today. Even using it as a noun may be iffy these days.
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ReplyDeleteToday, even some English teachers wouldn't be able to use (or understand) the verb "to be predicated upon".
thanks for sharing---
ReplyDeletei think the top lapel button is higher in 49-but this was the case in to the late 70s at least-
hard to tell if 48-49 blazer has brass buttons and if 2 or 3 on the sleeves-great post--
I disagree. The sentence containing 'predicated' in that advertisement is entirely fatuous; the use of 'sustaining' a few words after it is a classic dangling participle. If that ad counts as classy, educated language in any era, God help us all.
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