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All options are not shown

DripDrip Posts: 1,206
in The Commons

"All options are not shown" is a sentence I often see in product descriptions and promo images here. Which always makes me re-read that sentence again, since it's totally wrong (except maybe if Yoda were to say it).
Simply put, that sentence says that there are no options shown in the promo images, since "not" refers to the word it preceeds, which is obviously not what is meant. Now, for proper English, just move the word "not" to the beginning of the sentence, and it will make more sense: "Not all options are shown". "Not" preceeds "all", which doesn't imply "none", but simply means less than everything. So in that manner, it will imply that options are show, but that there are also more options which are not shown.

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  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449

    Nope makes more sense to me than 'proper' english.

  • DustRiderDustRider Posts: 2,800
    edited September 2020

    I guess I've gotten used to poor English. It has always felt very awkward to me, but I never really thought about it. Since I know that some options are shown, I just automatically correct it from saying no (none, nada, zip, zilch, zero) options are shown to "some options are shown" in my mind.

    Now every time I see it I'll be "forced" to do a mental face-palm frown

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  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,310

    It always makes me wonder why they aren't shown.  My guess is that the PA has some template for X options, and if they went crazy and made X+n options, then those n options are none of our business.

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 11,842
    Sevrin said:

    It always makes me wonder why they aren't shown. 

    Usually because there are too many of them.

  • FenixPhoenixFenixPhoenix Posts: 3,120
    Sevrin said:

    It always makes me wonder why they aren't shown.  My guess is that the PA has some template for X options, and if they went crazy and made X+n options, then those n options are none of our business.

    Sometimes we also cannot show them because Daz TOS won't allow them to be in promos. Or at least, that's the case with our products.
  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,320

    LOL, you right, that is an awkward sentence. I think it has something to do with advertisers always avoiding leading with a negative. That's bad for sales. Or so it's said.

  • DustRiderDustRider Posts: 2,800
    nonesuch00 said:

    LOL, you right, that is an awkward sentence. I think it has something to do with advertisers always avoiding leading with a negative. That's bad for sales. Or so it's said.

    That could be part of it. If they want to not lead with a negative, then maybe "Some options are not sown." might be much better??

  • DripDrip Posts: 1,206
    DustRider said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    LOL, you right, that is an awkward sentence. I think it has something to do with advertisers always avoiding leading with a negative. That's bad for sales. Or so it's said.

    That could be part of it. If they want to not lead with a negative, then maybe "Some options are not sown." might be much better??

    Definitely, right after posting, I noticed Emrys actually used that one on the last promo image for Norina HD, and it really makes more sense.

  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,310
    Drip said:
    DustRider said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    LOL, you right, that is an awkward sentence. I think it has something to do with advertisers always avoiding leading with a negative. That's bad for sales. Or so it's said.

    That could be part of it. If they want to not lead with a negative, then maybe "Some options are not sown." might be much better??

    Definitely, right after posting, I noticed Emrys actually used that one on the last promo image for Norina HD, and it really makes more sense.

    I can't help but wonder which of the eyebrow colours didn't comply with the TOS.

  • JessaiiJessaii Posts: 845
    Sevrin said:
    Drip said:
    DustRider said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    LOL, you right, that is an awkward sentence. I think it has something to do with advertisers always avoiding leading with a negative. That's bad for sales. Or so it's said.

    That could be part of it. If they want to not lead with a negative, then maybe "Some options are not sown." might be much better??

    Definitely, right after posting, I noticed Emrys actually used that one on the last promo image for Norina HD, and it really makes more sense.

    I can't help but wonder which of the eyebrow colours didn't comply with the TOS.

    Not sure in Fred's case but for me, i often dont show the presets included for the basic lie liner, french nail, the nail color remove, toe color remove, lip glossy, matte, lip default, lash default etc as well as all the utillity presets for normal/bump/spec/etc whic are technically 'options' included. Mostly because i only like showing the more custom stuff and not the 'basics' that are included because it clutters up promos or messes up my ocd alignment lmao. 

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,078

    Did anyone have trouble understanding what was meant?

  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,212
    fastbike1 said:

    Did anyone have trouble understanding what was meant?

    I didn't, but I read a lot of messages and replies with awkward grammar, and these promos at least have context. (The context of showing off select options a product has.)
  • KeryaKerya Posts: 10,943

    I think it may be because some PAs are not native English speakers ... and some are probably simply copying that statement without thinking about it.

     

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