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| Cover = File:Weird al yankovic word crimes titlecard.png | Cover size = 250px | Caption = The title card for the "Word Crimes" video }} "Word Crimes" is a song by American musician "Weird Al" Yankovic from his fourteenth studio album, ''Mandatory Fun'' (2014). The song is a parody of the 2013 single "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke, featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.. The song spoofs misuse of proper English grammar and usage, reflecting Yankovic's own rigor for proper syntax and semantics. Nevertheless, he decided to parody Thicke's song, choosing a topic that would be distinct from those used in many pre-existing parodies, and that would avoid the misogyny issues which had arisen from the source material. "Word Crimes" received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, with some describing it as a highlight of ''Mandatory Fun''. The song's music video utilizes kinetic typography, and was compared to the earlier educational ''Schoolhouse Rock!'' musical cartoons. The song landed at number 39 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, granting Yankovic his fourth Top 40 hit, making him only the third artist in history (alongside Michael Jackson and Madonna) to have a top 40 hit in every decade since the 1980s. ==Composition== The subject matter in "Word Crimes" was an extension of Yankovic's policy of writing "left-of-center" parodies, especially considering the number of parodies that surface on YouTube.〔 Yankovic had surveyed his online competition and was disappointed that many parodies revolved around rape (due to the original song's controversy). To differentiate his version, he opted to make the parody about grammar; "I don't think anybody, to this point, had done a 'Blurred Lines' parody about proper use of grammar" he told NPR. Yankovic has considered himself a "grammar nerd," having previously posted photos and video clips to social media sites pointing out grammatical errors in everyday signs, and considered "Word Crimes" his opportunity to put this into song form. "Word Crimes" mocks online commenters and their neglect of proper grammar in the English language. In the song, Yankovic spoofs those who use numbers in place of letters, which he criticizes as only acceptable if they are children, or Prince (referring to successful Prince songs with numbers in their title, such as I Would Die 4 U).〔 He also lampoons people who use the word ''literally'' to describe non-literal situations.〔 The song highlights other common prescriptions: Yankovic mentions the usage of ''less'' versus ''fewer'', and the use of "to whom" as opposed to "to who". Spelling is also brought up, as he states that there is no "x" in the word ''espresso'' (n.b. expresso). Regarding punctuation, he comments on the use of "it's" as a possessive instead of the correct "its,"〔 and the optional use of the Oxford comma. Also mentioned in the song is the idiom "I couldn't care less" being commonly corrupted as "I could care less". Yankovic noted that he deliberately added a split infinitive in the lyrics to see if listeners would notice.〔Marceau, Aloin (July 16, 2014). ("'Weird Al Yankovic' Explains the Internet to Fox's Stuart Varney" ). Retrieved on July 25, 2014.〕 The line "''Try your best to not drool''" appears at the end of the song.〔(Um, There’s A Mistake In Al Yankovic's Grammar-Themed 'Blurred Lines' Parody ). crushable.com. Retrieved on July 20, 2014.〕 (Split infinitives are not, however, forbidden by English grammar rules.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Word Crimes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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