http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2009/12/the-artist-formally-known-as-prince/ A blog about spelling, punctuation and grammar Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:12:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2009/12/the-artist-formally-known-as-prince/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 Nick Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:22:41 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/?p=784#comment-1464 God forbid it say "lite" instead of "light". I think it was just trying to save money like everyone else. Money is tight; the sign can stay in my mind. If it were that big of a deal to people, I think the company would have changed the sign by now. That's just my opinion, n'est pas? HAHAHA! God forbid it say “lite” instead of “light”. I think it was just trying to save money like everyone else. Money is tight; the sign can stay in my mind. If it were that big of a deal to people, I think the company would have changed the sign by now. That’s just my opinion, n’est pas? HAHAHA!

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2009/12/the-artist-formally-known-as-prince/comment-page-1/#comment-1433 Cotter Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:02:50 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/?p=784#comment-1433 According to this sign, one is lead to believe that Litecraft is not the new name for Lightbox, it's just the colloquial name for Lightbox. When speaking formally about the store, you should refer to it as Lightbox. According to this sign, one is lead to believe that Litecraft is not the new name for Lightbox, it’s just the colloquial name for Lightbox. When speaking formally about the store, you should refer to it as Lightbox.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2009/12/the-artist-formally-known-as-prince/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 Paddy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:43:29 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/?p=784#comment-1392 Correct. The only homophones referred to are 'formerly' and 'formally'. Apologies for any confusion. Correct. The only homophones referred to are ‘formerly’ and ‘formally’. Apologies for any confusion.

]]> http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/2009/12/the-artist-formally-known-as-prince/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 sars Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:36:01 +0000 http://www.grammarblog.co.uk/?p=784#comment-1391 Surely for lite and light to be homophones they'd both need to be actual words, no? Surely for lite and light to be homophones they’d both need to be actual words, no?

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