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navel?

Post by Morrolan » 14th Dec, '12, 09:45

there's a new coffee place opening up near my work, called Joe & Dough.

of course, i can hardly stop trembling from anticipation over what the latest StarBeanelli will be offering us, but did have a bit of a laugh over their marketing blurb covering the usual boarding that will hide this gem from sight until opening day and the flower pedestals...

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Re: navel?

Post by baloo » 14th Dec, '12, 09:47

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Re: navel?

Post by Tas » 14th Dec, '12, 10:16

Well caught
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Re: navel?

Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 14th Dec, '12, 12:00

[smilie=rotflmao.gif]

The whole thing is crap writing. Way to ruin a good story.
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Re: navel?

Post by slinky » 14th Dec, '12, 12:27

Nice! [smilie=meclap.gif]

Of course, now I'm left trying to figure out just what a navel man would be....

Homophones gotta love 'em, but, yes, I can see how they trip up non-native (and native, sometimes) English speakers :lol:
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Re: navel?

Post by Morrolan » 14th Dec, '12, 13:23

i'm so tempted to take a black marker and fix it...
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Post by Lili Von Shtupp » 14th Dec, '12, 13:49

Which leaves me wondering if a navel man is a homophone.
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Post by Tas » 14th Dec, '12, 15:07

Morrolan wrote:i'm so tempted to take a black marker and fix it...
I'd encourage that war on spelling, if didn't think in Singapore there'd be a camera and you'd be caught and caned for gaffit! Solution: printout an a and sticky tape it over? :)
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Re: navel?

Post by Morrolan » 14th Dec, '12, 16:36

But the problem presents itself in what to put as the right spelling: obviously the spelling of the word should be "naval", however in context isn't it better to speak of "Navy men"?
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Re: navel?

Post by baloo » 14th Dec, '12, 16:50

This thread gave me the following earworm. Someone must pay with their life !
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Re: navel?

Post by JJ » 14th Dec, '12, 21:26

Clearly written by the design agency, or rather the designers in the design agency. Lovely people but words are way down the list with them .... (I can say this... I run one :-) )
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Re: navel?

Post by BoD » 15th Dec, '12, 04:51

I must take a picture of the place near my office that proudly proclaims that one of its dishes includes "Sundry Tomatoes"
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