Newsbot Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Businesses are being urged to help distribute a new guide to the island. Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/...man/8200300.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Because newsbot is f**ing lazy, you can view the actual document they are reporting about here: http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/cso/2009keyfacts.pdf Personally I think it's of average design and wouldn't send it out to off-island clients. The content is okay and valid, but IMO they missed a trick here not giving it a bit of visual oomph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's the jaunty polaroid motif that ruins it for me, that's the image equivalent of typing everything in comic sans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazir Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's the jaunty polaroid motif that ruins it for me, that's the image equivalent of typing everything in comic sans. I spotted a typo hehe Leading the world in the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA’s) There's that aberrant apostrophe again! Oops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 It's the jaunty polaroid motif that ruins it for me, that's the image equivalent of typing everything in comic sans. I spotted a typo hehe Leading the world in the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEA's) There's that aberrant apostrophe again! Oops! Yes, yes, it's true! I am a Grammar Nazi. BUT...I do think if the Manx Government are paying some PR firm a fortune to produce that boomph then at least they should ensure it's proofread before going to the printers...... May I suggest "bumph"............if that's OK with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Boomph is the original Swedish spelling of the word. Boomph is the shortened form of Boompheten meaning a pile of shit useful only for lighting the fire with. In general English usage this has become bumph. So yeah, it's ok with me, skitstövel Are you making that up? I was led to believe it was an shortened English slang term from the war for paper derived from Bum Fodder (toilet roll). I doubt we'd use any sort of Swedish translation, okay with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 "Chief Minister Tony Brown said: "The key facts guide provides a snapshot of the Isle of Man and its positive contribution to the global economy. "The island's independent spirit, enterprise and innovation have made it a leading international business centre and I would urge local organisations to spread that message by sending copies of the guide to their key contacts." " Was it the positive contribution to the global economy? What community organisations is Brown referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Because newsbot is f**ing lazy, you can view the actual document they are reporting about here: http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/cso/2009keyfacts.pdf Personally I think it's of average design and wouldn't send it out to off-island clients. The content is okay and valid, but IMO they missed a trick here not giving it a bit of visual oomph! Visual Oomph? Oh it has that alright! The first thing that hit me was the massive fuck-off picture of the Three Legs and the document is littered with them. Definitely the Isle of Man! (Edited to add: I don't like one thing about it, there is some reference to people on the Island having a 'can-do' attitude to business and life. What is that about? I have come across that awful, cheesey, double-speak in customer service but it should really stay there.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squelch Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Page 3 Welcome to the Island of people with malformed arms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes, yes, it's true! I am a Grammar Nazi. BUT...I do think if the Manx Govern......etc. A true Grammar Nazi would not start a sentence with a conjunction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I am, infact, no more a Grammar Nazi than you are. I agree. You've a long way to go but you are getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevster Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 "For more than a decade we have enjoyed virtually full employment, typically less than 1.5%, and in 2009 still under 2.5%." That doesn't make sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It's crap, the photographs are garish they need to step away from Photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon selector Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The Island was among the first countries togive women the vote in 1881. Thay is to say, property owning women. The Isle of Man was also the first country inWestern Europe to allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in national elections I can't help feeling that this was a gimmick, designed for such propaganda. Few if not anyone at all were asking for 16 and 17 year olds to be given the vote, least of all young people or indeed their parents or school teachers. I do wonder who this leaflet is aimed at. The more attention we bring on ourselves the er, more attention we bring on ourselves. Shouting from the roof tops about how wonderful you think you are is not always a good strategy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yes, yes, it's true! I am a Grammar Nazi. BUT...I do think if the Manx Govern......etc. A true Grammar Nazi would not start a sentence with a conjunction. My understanding was that this rule was basically something they teach in school to stop bitty sentences. But it isn't bad english. Same with split infinitives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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