Grammar question

[GoodPeopleFlags]

Which is correct: "Serving all your electrical needs" or Serving all of your electrical needs"?

 

[TwoNine]

Wow - thought that was an easy one. Typed out my response and everything, then started waffling on it.....Erased the old response and said: Number 1?

 

[Circleville Signs]

Personally, I'd not neither.

I'd use "Servicing all of your electrical needs".

I believe either of your options is technically correct. If I was in the south, i'd leave out the "of". In the north, i'd use it.

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

I like the "Servicing" one best! Lesseee... in the south, I guess it should be, "We fix yer 'lectric stuff!"

 

[TwoNine]

I like the "Servicing" one best! Lesseee... in the south, I guess it should be, "We fix yer 'lectric stuff!"

LOL! There ya go....Best one yet!

 

[Gino]

Why hold it down to just one person's needs..... unless they want a warm and cozy feeling of a one to one relationship, this addresses everyone's needs collectively.

'Serving All Electrical needs'

Or if they insist.... 'Serving all of your Electrical needs for 37 years'.

 

[d fleming]

But what if I'm not 37?

 

[Gino]

But what if I'm not 37?

How'd I know.... somebody was gonna do that ??

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[ddarlak]

If I was in the south, i'd leave out the "of". In the north, i'd use it.

i'm in the north and i'd leave off the 'of'....does that make me a redneck?

 

[Si Allen]

Lol ddarlak ... do you wear a mullet like Old Paint?

 

[ddarlak]

Lol ddarlak ... do you wear a mullet like Old Paint?

no, but i was planning on going to the barber today.....

 

[Tigertron]

Defiantly should be servicing. Unless its a power company selling electricity.

Grammatically I would say either one is correct but being a minimalist I prefer less words. So my choice is "servicing all your electrical needs". Northerners can insert the "of" subliminally.

 

[Marlene]

'Serving All Electrical needs'

I like this one the best. it is short and gets the message without all the extra stuff. is this going on a truck or a sign? keeping the thought clear and short works best I think. adding the "your" seems to be just adding some warm and fuzzies like they are there for you. if that is what they want to do, then leave of the "of" to help keep it short.

as far as what is the actual correct way to say this, I have no idea

 

[bob]

The 'of' is correct but superfluous. The line says exactly the same thing with or without it.

Ergo to be absolutely correct but rather dated and formal use the 'of'. To be a bit more contemporary, omit it.

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

It's for vans and trucks and the actual tagline he asked for is, "Serving all your commercial and residential electrical needs"; I just didn't feel like typing all that in the first post. A bit wordy for my taste. I sent the proofs with "Servicing all your..." and the rest that he wanted.

Thanks for the suggestions, y'all!

 

[MatthewTimothy]

I would base my decision on the design, personally slogans are usually never read and are just a nice factor to work in a design, but lets be honest, are you really going to make it the most over powering thing??

 

[sar bossier]

I like the "Servicing" one best! Lesseee... in the south, I guess it should be, "We fix yer 'lectric stuff!"

Bluefish - I was a gonna fix yer quotin, causin ya left off tha Y'ALL to that there wordin, but'n I jest found yer Y'ALL in post 15 - glue em together an ya fixed er!!

 

[Gino]

I would base my decision on the design, personally slogans are usually never read and are just a nice factor to work in a design, but lets be honest, are you really going to make it the most over powering thing??

Most likely not, but that's no reason to use poor grammar or improper English.

Nothing worse in my book than someone whom is too lazy to do it right, when it comes to their own image. That not only reflects negatively on their business, but yours as well.

Harry: Yeah, there goes that truck again with the words all messed up. :Big Laugh
Tom: Haha, yeah and the stoopid a$$ sign shop that wrote it wrong. :ROFLMAO:
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