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>Aspect two... The media. I'm sorry -- but I find the current
>Pepsi Cola commercial (where the kid sucks his way into the
>bottle and his sister yells out "mom! He done it again!")
>***really*** annoying! Not only is it a ridiculous grammatical
>error, and one that is highly unlikely to be made by a child
>of that age, but it reinforces the "uncoolness" of proper
>speach patterns (see "Peer Pressure" above).
I happened to have taped a show in which that commercial aired. I played and
replayed it and the little girl says "Mom, he's done it again!" not "mom! He
done it again!" So, don't be annoyed.
