tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post7476537362675252944..comments2023-11-05T04:01:12.146-05:00Comments on Ad Aged: Bad type breaks.george tannenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-34072656260326476912009-06-30T10:03:03.779-04:002009-06-30T10:03:03.779-04:00Actually, there are two typos and a stretch here. ...Actually, there are two typos and a stretch here. "Chainsaw" is one word. Generally it's a noun, but I suppose you could use it as a verb for marketing (that's the stretch). But even though "supply" could mean lots of things, grammatically it is a singular so there should be an "s" at the end of "chainsaw".<br /><br />So all together: "What if your supply chainsaws what you needed before you did?"<br /><br />Still doesn't make a lot of sense though...<br /><br />~GrahamGraham Stronghttp://www.grahamstrong.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-4609380335248184792009-06-29T11:49:28.505-04:002009-06-29T11:49:28.505-04:00I'm guessing the AD got the last word on that ...I'm guessing the AD got the last word on that one. My AD here is a total angel, but I've worked with some who see everything--copy included--as a graphic element. <br /><br />Jake: Reminds me of an episode of Arrested Development, where Tobias claims he was the first ever Analyst/Therapist, and his wife claims he lost his job because of his business cards.<br /><br />Which, of course, read Analrapist.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-87039708154478464712009-06-29T10:43:15.954-04:002009-06-29T10:43:15.954-04:00.....doesn't look like an ad from Ogilvy.........doesn't look like an ad from Ogilvy....Tore Claessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978163002830730401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-13501834506783259682009-06-29T09:25:12.036-04:002009-06-29T09:25:12.036-04:00That's a good one. Back in my days at a health...That's a good one. Back in my days at a health magazine, we were on constant lookout for when Quark would hyphen break "therapist" across a line into "the-<br />rapist".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.com