Talk:Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

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It appears to me that there is a significantly unnecessary focus on the sequels/attractions, and not enough focus relating to the sole "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids". I don't find a problem in mentioning the sequels and attractions, but who played this person in a sequel who ended up on "Smallville" or "That 70's Show", etc. is probably not necessary. Again, don't get the idea that I don't want the related shows mentioned, but save detailed descriptions of them for their own pages.71.199.25.62 21:47, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Should the article mention that the grammar is incorrect —The preceding

No, because it's not incorrect. - furrykef (Talk at me) 02:20, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dictionaries are not authorities on grammar, they merely reflect how people speak in practice. In theory, you don't say "I shrunk" you say "I shrank." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.21.221 (talk) 19:47, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will shrink. I shrank. I have shrunk. It's the "have". Just like drink/drank/drunk or stink/stank/stunk. - 75.133.80.44 (talk) 18:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I came here wondering the same thing. In International English shrank is the past tense of shrink. Shrunk is the past participle. The past participle is the form used with have or had as in I have shrunk the t shirt. Basically, without have the title is incorrect and should be shrank. This is how the verb works in most varieties of English but as this is an American film maybe shrunk is considered OK as the past tense in American English. Tried reading the information on the m-w.com website but, like many commercial websites it's full of adverts and continually reloads the page. Much better to rely on a language source which isn't as commercial like the Oxford Dictionary. Never heard of Merriam-Webster - I presume it is an American dictionary?--151.37.17.63 (talk) 22:51, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Never heard of Merriam-Webster - I presume it is an American dictionary?" - indeed it is ... and one that appears to use the well-known "Molesworth" spelling system. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.147.13 (talk) 17:37, 26 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]