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This one is an artifact of the pre-ptitle system, when no punctuation could be in the title. It was deemed easier than trying to figure out how to get punctuation in (which later happened anyhow).
I have to admit, I'm left wondering why we should bother. One is a redirect of the other, and some people prefer to use the proper word instead of the slang word. I'd leave this alone, under the "ain't broke, so don't fix it" theory.
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I don't see a point in swapping them. It just sounds like renaming to get something more referential.
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There's about 443 wiks using Gotta Catch 'Em All and there are about 860 wiks. Just in case anyone was wondering.
It's a trope!
If we're not going to swap these, can we at least get a name that [[italics:doesn't]] sound like a "Blind Idiot" Translation?
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Having "gotta" instead of "got to" but "them" rather than "'em" just sounds weird.
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I agree.
Got To Catch Them All and Gotta Catch 'Em All make more sense.
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Well, if it's about using proper english, I'll wait and see if Eddie or any other mods want to step in and say one way or another.
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But Got To Catch Them All is a Beam Me Up, Scotty!, since it is suppoused to be referencing Pokemon, but it is not the correct phrase. And Gotta Catch Them All has the same problem.
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The slang use of "gotta" and "'em" do roll off the tongue easier, and it's not like the vernacular is obscure or anything.
I wonder if we could custom title this ... wouldn't break any phrasing or alphabetization in this case....
edited 9th Jul '11 8:51:37 AM by Stratadrake
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Well, it would only fool with alphabetizing if there's tropes that start with Gottacatch. Are there?
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I see the Awesomeness.
Well, it would only fool with alphabetizing if there's tropes that start with Gottacatch. Are there?
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Gee, I wonder.
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Why is Gotta Catch 'Em All a redirect for Gotta Catch Them All? I am only partway familiar with Pokemon, having never played the games, watched the anime, etc., but even I know that the slogan is "Gotta Catch 'Em All!"
That's right, "'Em", not "Them". I propose a simple redirect/tropename swap, because otherwise it sounds like a grammatical mess. (At first I thought it was a messed up custom title, and tried to "fix" it.)
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