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From: wilhite@usceast.UUCP (Robert Wilhite)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: AT&T Commercial & Poor Grammar
Message-ID: <2204@usceast.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 6-May-85 05:07:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon May  6 05:07:41 1985
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In article <1938@sdcrdcf.UUCP> barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold) writes:
>There's an AT&T commercial being broadcast currently in LA (and perhaps
>elsewhere) which appeals to "ordinary people like you and I."

Yes, Winston cigarettes ran into the same problem many years ago with
the "Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should" slogan.  Folks fussed
about their grammar.. to which Winston replied with an ad to the effect..
"We'd rather have good taste than good grammar."

The AT&T ad should appeal to "ordinary people as you and I" right?
--robert


PS:  Before you guys flame me for being such an imbecile, I should add
the following:  I'm KIDDING, for pete's sake!  >sheez!<    :-)

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