Kids not buying corporate slang
Posted by ESC on November 22, 2002
In Reply to: Kids not buying corporate slang posted by Woodchuck on November 21, 2002
: : Kids Not Buying Corporate Slang
: : By Martha Irvine / Associated Press
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: : CHICAGO -- Use a little slang and you've got their attention. That seems to be the growing thought in corporate America and the media, eager to hook the younger crowd.
: : Some sportscasters have started describing impressive plays as "sick." Before that, Budweiser ads helped place the greeting "Whassup" in the American lexicon.
: : But those are the rare cases that don't draw groans and eye-rolling from the young crowd.
: : The rest of the story: www.cbsnews.com/ stories/2002/11/13/national/main529187.shtml
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: I'm not buying either. (I *still* can't drink SoBe!)
Well, I can't stand the Mexican restaurant ad with the song about eating (wink, wink) a burrito or whatever. It's obscene. Or maybe it's just my dirty mind.
- My eyes, my eyes! Word Camel 11/22/02
- My eyes, my eyes! ESC 11/22/02