Include some texture with a faux fur vest and gloves to add an edge to the sweetness. Of course, our would-be groom can't be fashion forward all the time - so we also let him relax in his own familiar attire, showing off a work-honed body in indigo long denim shorts and tank. Was it just us, or can you sense the chemistry with the fringe-dwelling femme fatale at his side, in high-sheen black shorts, cropped daisy shirt and a cherry-on-top heel.
To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rustic romance, urban edge WHO says farmers aren't fashionable? Sam Dorning, Fashion Editor. Join the conversation. Hyphens join up words, urban-model-in-a-shirt-too-clean-to-belong-to-a-farmer Ben. They are very useful. You get that, right?
So hyphens clarify and reduce the risk of ambiguity. You have a plateful of stumpy chips before you, Rustic farmer Ben. They look as if they could act as make-do hyphens.
Great post. I must admit, until I read your explanation, I didn't understand the poster headline at all. As you say, it needs hyphens or better a complete rethink. I'm amazed that both client and agency apparently thought that this was a good idea. Actually, have you considered that there are no hyphens in the words because, as you say, the text should be so hyphen-heavy that the hyphens have all fallen onto Rustic Ben's plate?
Perhaps chips are simply potato-flavoured hyphens? I thought it was just me! I had to re-read this poster several times to figure out what it meant. Amazing that it got as far as release! Thanks all. Oh I didn't get it straight away either — and judging by the comments I've had here and elsewhere a lot of very bright people didn't either! Very funny post, thanks Alex! I didn't get the caption either till you explained it. And let me say I personally prefer slap-heads over hedge-heads any day.
My own favourite sack-the-agency advert at the moment although not hyphen-related is one for a certain high street bank that is, I believe, trying to suggest that they give you the facts and hide nothing.
What they actually say or my paraphrased memory of it is 'We hide nothing. Just the facts. Will pay attention next time…. Hi Alex- well put! I've been thinking the same thing, passing that advert on a bus stop twice a day. Who says the Punctuation Police don't have a sense of humour?! Would you become a fan of mine on Facebook? That made me laugh out loud Alex. I often type up quotations for my husband not quotations as in famous sayings; quoations as in 'this is how much it will cost'!
For example, this morning I typed: "Rebuild approximately 20m of hammer-dressed rubble walling and re-point whole area to match existing". I can't tell you why I placed a hyphen in 're-point' and not in 'rebuild', other than because 'repoint' just doesn't look right! And, that's how I've been writing it for the past 20 odd years!
So, am I getting it right? Thanks Jane. I think a hyphen is useful when there could be ambiguity. Eg recover get better and re-cover cover again.
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