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Irritating apostrophe error in Legal and General ad....

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tiktok · 28/03/2011 10:21

'How much are mum's worth?'

Pah.

Please scold them, techy people, smugly as you like, and tell them to swot up about apostrophes before coming back :)

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RebeccaMumsnet · 28/03/2011 11:27

Well spotted tiktok we will contact Legal and General and ask them to amend it asap.

tiktok · 28/03/2011 11:42

:)

Ta!

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ViolaTricolor · 28/03/2011 11:51

Thanks Tiktok, I just came on here to moan about the same thing. The list of menial chores which apparently become a woman's preserve when she procreates is bad enough, but the apostrophe is a step too far.

tiktok · 28/03/2011 12:31

It amuses me to think they will have paid a few grand for the ad - photography, copy writing, design and graphics, plus the fee for the placement - and they let a silly thing like that spoil it!

It's still there, BTW :)

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tiktok · 28/03/2011 12:32

If you click through, they also have a lot of confusion about Mother's Day or Mothers' Day....they don't know which!

(I am off to get a life now)

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ViolaTricolor · 28/03/2011 14:27

They should have spent more of their thousands researching their target audience. It's not a secret that we have a board called Pedants' Corner Grin.

HuwEdwards · 28/03/2011 14:28

and what a stupid question, we are priceless.

nickelbabyhatcher · 28/03/2011 14:43

glad i'm not the only one!
i was just about to start a thread!
thought "i'll just check to see if anyone's started one yet"
Grin

glad it's being sorted too! Grin

how do these thigns get through proof-reading????? Confused

NancyMumsnet · 29/03/2011 12:50

That rogue apostrophe has been sorted out now!

StealthPolarBear · 29/03/2011 12:53

Please share the email you sent to them
"Your apostrophe is annoying our pedants. Please amend immediately. Cheers"
:o

HelenMumsnet · 29/03/2011 12:54

@StealthPolarBear

Please share the email you sent to them
"Your apostrophe is annoying our pedants. Please amend immediately. Cheers"
:o

How did you guess? Smile

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