Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Madrid: Rid Mad Commas Please,
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This is the front of a high street fashion shop on the Gran Via, Madrid:
The title amused me enough, the erroneous comma even more so. Add in the lower case ‘l’ at the start, and you have yourself a classic example of the fact that no matter what their nationality, marketeers go about their work with all the delicacy of a drunk French chauffeur in a Parisian tunnel.
Were only lefties allowed in? Does Arthur Scargill buy his slacks here?
So many questions.
Were only lefties allowed in? Does Arthur Scargill buy his slacks here?
So many questions.
Labels: comma, lefties, madrid, marketing copy, photos, punctuation, scargill
posted by Dan at 9:26 am
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