[pianotech] OT: Grammar

[Susan Kline]

Actually, out here they never say it needs to be tuned badly. They say, 
"it needs
tuned" or "it needs tuned bad."

And you'd be well advised not to let them figure out you don't like 
their way of
saying things ... their money speaks a universal language, and they are 
not hiring
us as language tutors.

Just MHO, well, that's how I feel, anyway. <grin>

Susan

paul bruesch wrote:
> I've just been musing with a friend about grammar when I made a rather 
> humorous (to me, anyhow) discovery...
>
> How often do people call or email and say that their piano needs to be 
> tuned badly?  It's grammatically more accurate to say that it badly 
> needs to be tuned. I thought I could play the grammar cop and suggest 
> that they don't want me to tune it badly... much more likely they want 
> me to tune it well. But then there's the implication of tuning a well 
> temperament, so maybe they want me to tune it equal. Or equally well, 
> which of course is a contradiction... at least in our world. Sigh...
>
> Disclaimer: I'm aware that this post is not in 100% compliance with 
> grammar rules. Casual liberties have been taken.
>
> Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN
>
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