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Couldn't work out what this advert was saying

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Nikitaspearlearring · 05/01/2025 11:07

Double page spread in the Guardian yesterday saying that the Coventry Building Society are taking over the Co-op bank (at least, I presume that's what 'welcoming to our family' means). But I stared at the second page on and off all day, and it's only just occurred to me what it's saying. Anyone else flummoxed?

Couldn't work out what this advert was saying
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lozrox90 · 05/01/2025 11:21

It's a two-way conversation between CBS and the Co-op, no?

CBS: we've got exciting news...
Co-op: no way, so have we!

Nikitaspearlearring · 05/01/2025 16:44

lozrox90 · 05/01/2025 11:21

It's a two-way conversation between CBS and the Co-op, no?

CBS: we've got exciting news...
Co-op: no way, so have we!

Yes, exactly. But it took me two days to twig that's what they meant! I think it was the question mark that threw me. I read the left hand page as "We've got news. We're merging..." and the right hand page "No way? " as in "No way to do banking? Need a hand" type thing. Which is why "So have we" made no sense at all.

If it had been an exclamation mark I would've got it.

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