Domicile Furniture, which is a pretty funny name in and of itself, ran a full-page ad in the Chicago Tribune that featured "two wonderfully different types of errors," Winona writes. In the first photo, they add apostrophes to words that are already possessive.
Oh, and if we want to be really picky, that hyphen should be an en-dash. They also don't seem to understand the phrase couldn't have.
And, finally, cutting edge should have a hyphen. Thanks, Winona!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
We Couldn't Have Said It Worse
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Damn right everything must go--including the copywriter/proofreader/whoever was responsible for this punctuationally disastrous ad!
Not to mention the phrase "couldn't of said..." That drives me nuts when I see it! Proper English: couldn't HAVE said. Grrr. Just found your blog--love it! You and I are kindred spirits!
Hey, i commit that error a lot, the using a hyphen for an en-dash. Sometimes i do get it right, but i just never really knew which way was correct. I think i got it now. It always sticks to the previous word, right?
In this case, it should be an en-dash because it's between two numbers to indicate a range.
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