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“Safe Drive Save Life”?
The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are InWhich is correct: “drive safe” or “drive safely”?“Leadership is our drive. What's your?”I will drive into town… but I can't driveSafe and sounder/soundier?Replacement For “Drive Someone Nuts”Start save money or start saving money?Ways to ask “save the date”Prime of your life vs prime time of your lifeIs it “we kept a safe distance from each other” or “we kept a safe distance away from each other”Better alternatives to “Save me!” - meaning to save electricity
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"Safe Drive Save Life" is the name of a program initiated by the Government of West Bengal, a state in East India. You could look it up here and here.
Every time I go to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, I can't help but notice this expression on bumper stickers and billboards. What bothers me is that it does not sound right.
Is the expression "Safe Drive Save Life" correct? Is it missing any punctuation? Why does it sound so incorrect? Or is it just me?
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"Safe Drive Save Life" is the name of a program initiated by the Government of West Bengal, a state in East India. You could look it up here and here.
Every time I go to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, I can't help but notice this expression on bumper stickers and billboards. What bothers me is that it does not sound right.
Is the expression "Safe Drive Save Life" correct? Is it missing any punctuation? Why does it sound so incorrect? Or is it just me?
grammaticality expressions sentence-correction
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Slogans don't need to meet grammar standards, they need to be punchy and memorable.
– KillingTime
1 hour ago
A longer version of it might be a safe drive will save life.
– Jason Bassford
34 mins ago
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"Safe Drive Save Life" is the name of a program initiated by the Government of West Bengal, a state in East India. You could look it up here and here.
Every time I go to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, I can't help but notice this expression on bumper stickers and billboards. What bothers me is that it does not sound right.
Is the expression "Safe Drive Save Life" correct? Is it missing any punctuation? Why does it sound so incorrect? Or is it just me?
grammaticality expressions sentence-correction
New contributor
"Safe Drive Save Life" is the name of a program initiated by the Government of West Bengal, a state in East India. You could look it up here and here.
Every time I go to the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, I can't help but notice this expression on bumper stickers and billboards. What bothers me is that it does not sound right.
Is the expression "Safe Drive Save Life" correct? Is it missing any punctuation? Why does it sound so incorrect? Or is it just me?
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Slogans don't need to meet grammar standards, they need to be punchy and memorable.
– KillingTime
1 hour ago
A longer version of it might be a safe drive will save life.
– Jason Bassford
34 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Slogans don't need to meet grammar standards, they need to be punchy and memorable.
– KillingTime
1 hour ago
A longer version of it might be a safe drive will save life.
– Jason Bassford
34 mins ago
1
1
Slogans don't need to meet grammar standards, they need to be punchy and memorable.
– KillingTime
1 hour ago
Slogans don't need to meet grammar standards, they need to be punchy and memorable.
– KillingTime
1 hour ago
A longer version of it might be a safe drive will save life.
– Jason Bassford
34 mins ago
A longer version of it might be a safe drive will save life.
– Jason Bassford
34 mins ago
add a comment |
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