[Grammar] Be Considerate, Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

[kadioguy]

[From a poster in a subway passageway]

Be Considerate, Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

https://i.imgur.com/Jmi37pQ.jpg

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I assume:

1. "... for Moms" also works.

2. The following punctuation would be better and correct:

a. Be Considerate. Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

b. Be Considerate; Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

c. Be Considerate: Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

d. Be Considerate - Make Pregnancy Easier on Moms.

What do you think?

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't use the colon. How about Moms-to-be?

 

[slevlife]

Regarding “easier for” vs. “easier on,” they mean nearly the same thing, but I read a subtle difference. “Easier for X” means the thing you’re talking about (in this case, pregnancy) becomes easier, whereas “easier on X” means the pregnancy exerts less difficulty onto X, and therefore becomes easier for X to bear. In other words, “for” connects to the pregnancy itself, and “on” reframes it to be about how someone who’s pregnant experiences things due to the pressures of pregnancy.

Given all that, I think you want to keep the original sentence with “on.” Being considerate doesn’t make the pregnancy itself easier; it helps moms get through the difficulties.

 

[kadioguy]

Yes, “for moms” works, but I don’t think it works 100% as well in this sentence. [...]

If you don't mind, could you please tell me how you think of these four punctuation (a to d)?

 

[slevlife]

If you don't mind, could you please tell me how you think of these four punctuation (a to d)?

All four are passable, but I wouldn’t use a colon or hyphen here. And a comma is indeed incorrect.

Note that I edited my earlier comment (after you quoted it) to hopefully make my distinction clearer.