Fellow copywriter Clare Lynch, over at daccreative, spotted this howler on a recruitment ad for an Internal Communications Manager, at a well known VOIP company. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate that they: Are excellent communicator's with solid writing ability, as you will have significant responsibility for writing and editing in-house communications. Ho. Ho. Seems like they need to fill this...
Recently came across this little gem on a law firm's website. Did anyone actually read this out loud to see what it sounded like? I think not. The Group is a market leader and works very closely with the Technology and Intellectual Property Group and the lawyers in each draw on the experience and expertise of lawyers in related fields...
There's probably a gag here about juicy plums and huge melons. But no, no...
Spotted in a recent copy of the UK's Sheffield Weekly Gazette 'schools facing a pinch on there finances' ...
This exit is tempoarily...
It's not like James Bond to get it wrong. But take a look at Daniel Craig's laptop in the closing sequence of Casino Royale and you may notice an email with the subject matter 'Stationary Order'. Now, either M has given instructions for Bond to be still; in which case it is the correct use of the word stationary. Or more...
Trawling the interwebs this week I came across this little beauty (names have been removed to protect the innocent). There are three issues that are consistently addressed in our work: client needs, purpose, cost + the site, its context, history + materials, light, volume. Hmmmm. I'm guessing there's punctuation missing. Some semicolons probably. Or a comma or six. But nope, I have...
Ok, one more time. Man is singular. If the wardrobe essentials belong to a man it should be a man's wardrobe essentials. Men is the plural of man. If the wardrobe essentials belong to the men it should be men's wardrobe essentials. Men apostrophe S. Like this: men's. Not mens. Mens is not a word....
How about this little corker spotted on a sign in my local market this week: '99p fresh Brussel sprout storks'. And I thought they only carried babies....
I was browsing through a local magazine recently and noticed this ad for a well known Surrey venue. '...
