Posts by James Francis
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Public Address Word of the Year 2009,
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I think the word of the year is 'Sorry" - with a silent 'not' in front of it.
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Southerly: Still a Scientist at Heart,
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I'd take a lawnmower to that apostrophe, I reckon.
...a few years later?
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Hard News: Standing up and calling bullshit,
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[From the Herald:] A TVNZ spokeswoman, Andi Brotherston... said the creative unit at TVNZ chose Mr English partly because of the pun on his name in the series’ title “Plain English”.
Ah, the pun. The first refuge of the junior advertising copywriter.
If you're going to use a pun it's much better if it's a current pun.
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Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,
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I was cautiously inching my way towards the thesis that perhaps in New Zealand it's a product of the drinking culture but, yes, I think that's something destined for the rubbish bin.
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Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,
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Mildly philosophical question.
Is this sort of behaviour worse in New Zealand? I suspect it's (sadly) universal. But for the better-travelled members of PA, are there places or societies around the world where you're less likely to be harassed if you're a woman or where you're safer?
Just curious.
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Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,
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erring's OK round 'ere
Particularly red errings.
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Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,
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James, I take it you were paid by the word. :)
If only.
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Up Front: Does My Mortgage Look Like a…,
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Same. I'm imagining something more like the Not OK ads, that taps into male honour and loyalty.
ALAC did do something like that.
(Puts tin hat on. Ducks below parapet.)
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Up Front: Any Port in a Storm,
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Thank you, Emma. That's an incredibly powerful piece of writing.
My Mum has worked as a Refuge volunteer for over thirty years in a pretty desperate part of the country. They - the volunteers - know these stories but of course they can't tell them. I'm pleased that somebody can.
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If you listen carefully, I think you'll find that they're saying:
Our farers have nothing.Two hired.
On the one hand, this is a message from Rob Fyfe to John Key that the Jobs Summit wasn't a complete load of bollocks.
On the other hand, it is also a marketing message to the New Zealand population. Air New Zealand is for the indigent traveller. JetStar is for the indignant traveller.