KB: Excuse me----
TR: Yes....
KB: That sign at the front of the store, "B.O.G.O."----
TR: Right. Buy One, Get One.
KB: Shouldn't that be B.O.G.O.F. ---- Buy One, Get One Free? You see what I'm getting at?
TR: I think the standard phrase is "Buy One, Get One"----
KB: But of course when you buy one, you get one. You get the one you buy. That goes without saying. You don't have to put up a sign to say that.
TR: Well, it's understood that you get another one free.....
KB: But why not say so? "Buy One And Get One Free".
TR: Can I help you find something?
KB: Why not "Buy One, Get Another Free"---- or "Buy One, Get Another At No Charge" ---- B.O. G.A.A.N.C.
TR: You're an English major, aren't you.
KB: I am.
TR: I thought so. I used to go out with one.
KB: How did it end?
TR: It got tense. Now, it's past tense.
KB: I'm only trying to be helpful. --- Does it offend you when someone points out a mistake?
GK: English majors. Do you mind if we point out a mistake? Correct English is so important as you text or tweet or post on Facebook, and bad grammar gives the impression of stupidity.
KB: Gives an impression of stupidity.
GK: Bad grammar gives an impression of stupidity. A message from P.O.E.M. the Professional Organization of English Majors.
KB: Then that should be P.O.O.E.M.
GK: Pooem?
KB: For Organization Of English Majors.
GK: Well, it's not Pooem, it's Poem. P.O.E.M.
KB: I'm just saying that you're leaving out the "of"---
GK: Well, okay, then I am.
KB: But that's incorrect. If you want it to spell Poem, then say "Profession Of English Majors"----
GK: But English is a major, it's not a profession. A language is not a profession.
KB: Exactly, so it should be P.O.O.E.M.
GK: Did we ask you to be an editor? You're an actor. You're in a commercial on the radio. Read your lines.
KB: I don't turn off my intelligence just because I'm an actor.
GK: Well, try. Let's move on........