I’m a fan of creativity, even in advertisements. I won’t necessarily buy a product because of a well thought out commercial, but I appreciate their efforts. One thing I can’t stand, though, is contradiction in advertising, whether intentional or mistaken.
I absolutely couldn’t stand* the Sprite campaign, “Image is nothing, thirst is everything.” [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘English’
February 19, 2008
Contradiction in Advertising
January 22, 2008
When bad grammar turns good
When does incorrect grammar become correct? It’s obviously not an announcement made on the evening news. I guess it just slowly permeates through society until it reaches the gigantic, barricaded textbook walls, and adamantly bashes at the gates until they finally barge.
I started thinking about this again lately as I’ve been lightly reading/studying [...]
December 18, 2007
No English - Try Japanese
So there’s this sign drawing controversy from the English speaking foreign community of netizens who are living in or interested in Japan.
Submitted by ‘JD’ to Japanprobe.com, here is a photo of the establishment:
Some are proclaiming xenophobia, while others are in full support of the owner’s message. While I don’t think this is overt racism (after [...]
