Yeah, the more times you read it trying to figure it out the more times you read "hotels.com". He'll, it was so crappy it even became a meme and now even more people are seeing the ad. Nothing says a win for hotels.com like this comment saying nothing's says a win for hotels.com like this comment.
The problem is, once you know what it is trying to say you can't help but read it correctly. So, everyone involved was not able to be unbiased about how confusing it was. Also, "Everyone involved" was probably only two or three people at most.
Hitting that mental reset button and keep approaching your own work as a first time viewer is the designer's job though. It's not easy, but that's part of what you're getting paid to do.
I feel your pain. I only freelance now, and that's a big reason why. That and I never seemed to work for people who could articulate what they wanted from me. Now I just have clients. They're not always fun either, but I only answer to myself.
Hitting that mental reset button and keep approaching your own work as a first time viewer is the designer's job though. It's not easy, but that's part of what you're getting paid to do.
Of course... wouldn't it also make sense as a designer, to get in the habit of, sending the picture to a wife, or co-worker on something other than the design team etc...
People seem to think that every business decision is some kind of group activity. Like they hold a poll and everyone in the office has to tick yes or no.
Also, "Everyone involved" was probably only two or three people at most.
You, sir, have never had to sell a banner ad headline through to a client. I would estimate no less than 15 people saw this line. 1 copywriter, 1 art director, 2-3 layers of creative management above them (ACD, CD), the client services team (2-3 AEs and an account sup), and then 3-5 clients.
CP+B launched this campaign (because of course they did, this reeks of their style), but engaging an agency like that to produce every tiny little piece of content is really, really expensive, so it is possible they have in-house creatives to extend the campaign for banner ads and the like.
Having said that, this line is sufficiently weird enough that I personally don't think an in-house would have written it. No way to know for certain without insider info, but that's just my gut.
rditty · 3 points · Posted at 00:59:40 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Then they are dumb people. This sentence is a fucking disaster.
And it's not even witty once you understand what they meant.
I may be incorrect in doing so, but I always omit those commas. Makes it flow weirdly to me.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:30:50 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It flows better without the comma. And because you can get away with a lot in ad copy, if it works, it works. You can even argue the original copy without the quotes works because they were going for a funny run-on sentence. But it still hurts my brain.
"you do you" / "X lets you do you" is an idiomatic expression for being yourself / doing your own thing / etc. In this case, the implication being you can go on the sort of vacation you want.
wtph · 9 points · Posted at 21:55:03 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It's easy if you break it down. 'LETS YOU' is the same as 'Allows you'.
'DO' somebody means to have sex with somebody.
So in this case 'lets you do YOU' means they allow you to have sex with yourself.
Nah that comma is extraneous, and while quotation marks would make it more clear, it's not grammatically incorrect the way it's written. It's just a deliberately confusing sentence.
The more you know! I'm an engineer not an Englisher but I do my best.
mazzar · 30 points · Posted at 17:54:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Guessing you're not American? I would never refer to single quotation marks as apostrophes, any more than I would say a sentence ends in a decimal point. It may be the same symbol on a keyboard, but the terms are distinct for me.
I find it odd that your quotation marks and apostrophes are at a diagonal when the standard keyboard ones are vertical. " vs “ ”, ' vs ’. Then there's a grave accent... blah. `
Fonts and Unicode and ASCII are confusing to me, and it all makes me feel bad for developers.
You’re right! I’ve never noticed that on mobile before but my quotations are actual quotations and not the dashes you mentioned. I know nothing about that but it’s super fascinating and now it’s gonna bug me.
mazzar · 24 points · Posted at 18:17:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I know how to use them. I would call them single quotation marks, not apostrophes.
I've seen it used in very specific circumstances, mostly to pluralize single characters.
Weird Example: If you were talking to someone about their handwriting and wanted to comment on how they write the letter "A", you would just say "A" with an "s" sound added to it. How this is written out can be either "As" or "A's". Usually it's the latter though, probably to prevent confusion with the word "as" or so it's pronounced properly.
So it could be-
"Woah, you write your As and Is so weirdly." or
"Woah, you write your A's and I's so weirdly."
I don't know if apostrophes are used to pluralize anything else but single characters though. Like I said, super specific!
I do this If I need to pluralize an acronym as well. This is a stupid example, but it's all I can think of right now - "The kindergarteners recited the ABC's this morning in class."
I checked Wikipedia and it's written as "A.B.Cs" in their article. However, for most acronyms, I would still use an apostrophe before the "s," just for clarity's sake.
"each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence."
Nope, I don't need to reword a thing. Those are absolutely both wrong.
It would be written as "My Doctor holds two M.D.s." No apostrophes. I don't care what that link says, that's not right. You don't put apostrophes in those situations. It's not DVD's, it is DVDs. People have been writing that shit wrong for years, and its become recognized, and it is still 100% wrong.
I mean lots of things were done wrong for years that are now the correct way to do it. The modern English language would be entirely wrong to someone a few hundred years ago that would speak Middle English.
Words like apron, newt, and umpire are all from people splitting an article incorrectly but now those are the correct way (previously: a napron, an eute, a noumpere).
I concede that saying "kitten has two t's" would be correct, although stupid. But, you still would not use it in most cases, including my example of DVDs, your first example of M.D.s, and in years (such as "the 1990s.")
I do want to know what's "right", i'm not trying to argue, but your sources are vague. A forum isn't a credible source and the other link only addresses acronyms without periods.
And sadly, I don't think there is a "right" anymore. English is so fluid and dynamic. Something is "wrong" until everyone uses it when it becomes accepted and therefore "right".
Is English absolute and unchangeable? Or is it like the Electrical Code, constantly updating with times? I know I'm happy that knob-and-tube wiring isn't allowed anymore, and I don't actually know what "Forsooth" means.
I can live with the language evolving. It's when things like 'I could care less' or missing out 'not' come to mean the exact opposite of what they literally mean that worries me.
I suppose it depends on what we're talking about. I'm not sure in this context, adding am apostrophe is more efficient, or creating a new definition because the current definition isn't understood (like irregardless.) Or a word completely changing definition because no one uses it properly, like peruse, which means the exact opposite of how everyone uses it.
Ha. I can see how my comment could come off as pedantic or snobby, but I didn't mean it that way. I assumed it was just a regional difference in usage.
You wouldn't end a sentence with a decimal point because a decimal point refers to a usage, not a specific symbol. They can be either periods or commas, depending on the country. Apostrophes and quotation marks refer to specific symbols.
Edit: I was wrong, my bad! Quotation marks refer to a usage as well! So both ways are correct
The goal is to keep hotels.com in your mind as long as possible, even at the peril of having people confusing the intentional bad punctuation as anything else.
Honestly I think this is deliberate. It's an ad that's intentionally confusing and hard to understand, so it encourages you to read it through a couple of times to figure it out, and before you know it you've spent the last 30 seconds fully devoted to thinking about Hotels.com which is exactly what they want you to do.
584005 · 117 points · Posted at 21:23:08 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
For extra points, you'll post it on reddit for even more ad impressions. OP may have posted in good faith but I just fell for an ad that made me read their brand name twice and associated it with flexibility and ease of use.
It made you read thier brand name twice, each time you read through to understand it.
If you're as dumb as me, that comes out to reading "Hotels.com" eight times.
TheVog · 3 points · Posted at 01:22:36 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Honestly I think this is deliberate.
100%. This chain has a sizeable ad budget as well as a live themed campaign nicely growing brand awareness, so the team behind it isn't clueless. There's nearly no chance this isn't intentional.
And I think if you couple it with whatever A/B testing they may run, and analytics of dwell time, page clicks etc it’s still useful as a data gathering thing if nothing else
_pippp · 1 points · Posted at 00:37:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I spent 30sec thinking about Hotels.com and how much I'd rather use another site.
My immediate thought. The reason it's written so bizarrely is so you'll (hopefully) stop to read it a few times. And it does make sense, you just have to put it together in your mind. So it's actually good design.
I couldn't put it together till someone did it in the comments for me. I spent like five minutes trying to decipher it and than the letters started rearranging themselves
jay76 · 1 points · Posted at 03:29:11 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Does the fact that I read this and now think hotels.com is run by disorganised 12 year olds not matter anymore?
These “so random that they’re funny” commercials are just obnoxious now. Old spice mastered them, with a very honorable mention going to Starburst with their berries and creme ad.
I feel like sayings grow and then get worn out ... but toward the end of the fade out, "creative" marketing teams decide it would be clever to use the phrase in an ad ... so, by the time the ad is released, the saying is super annoying / stale / lame.
Nah guys, the ad did exactly what it wanted to do. They left out the comma quotes on purpose.
Think about it, everyone reading that will probably stare at it until they finally figure out what it says. If they don't, they'll probably ask someone else to read it in case they're missing something. They even put that it's said by "Captain Obvious" in order to coax the thought that you're missing something. And now it's on the front page of reddit.
Nah, it's not just supposed to be clever. This design IS clever
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:56:07 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
But it’s on the website. So you’re already using them or at least considering to.
My company works in a close partnership with hotels.com and they are such a fucking shit show of a company. Never blame themselves or put the customer first and always flip them off to people who can't do anything about the issue.
Does anyone else find it weird that “.com” is included in the company name? I understand that it’s pretty necessary given their platform and they couldn’t just be called “hotels”....
Still it would be weird to have someone say “Netflix dot com is finally adding my new favorite show!”
star4z · 2 points · Posted at 05:41:41 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing says Hotels.com lets you; do you like this quote that says "Hotels.com lets you"? Do you?
And learned nothing from it? Theoretically if I'd read it six times I would have remembered something about it but I completely forgot about it within a day. So it's failed on multiple fronts. Ads are supposed to catch your attention and impart information quickly through simple messaging, so forcing me to take my time with it and learn nothing except it's poor writing is counterintuitive at best. Besides which I wasn't complaining about it's quality as an ad but it's quality in writing, though thinking about it both are poor. I could have been affected by the ad to think more positively about hotels.com and it wouldn't matter in terms of my original statement.
Nothing says what the eff did I just read like misreading a quote due to lack of punctuation as this quote says what the eff did I just read as this quote which lacks punctuation causing misreading.
The whole series of commercials make no sense. There is nothing "obvious" about what captain obvious says in any of them.
If you want the real Mr obvious, go here.
Well I don't see any issues with this as it is in my opinion a very good quote that even someone like Gates would say this is awesome and it is very easy to read but that is just my opinion what is your opinion?
We booked a “hotel” through them that turned out to be like an AirBnB style condo which was absolutely terrible accommodation and then the “owner” of the condo decided to just try and steal $2000 from my buddy’s credit card.
They claimed it is an extra $50 per person per night that stays in the suite and were holding our $2000 damage deposit ransom until we paid the $500 bill (even though there wasn’t any extra people staying in the apartment.)
Hotels.com completely hung us out to dry and wouldn’t do anything.
54oote · 1 points · Posted at 12:11:03 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel the same way about these ads as I do about most dank memes... maybe I don't understand, or maybe the joke is not funny, but I don't care enough to stop and figure it out.
Every time someone posts a picture, a gif, a video, a screenshot, or just anything really that involves some kind of "corporate" thing - A video game, a logo, or probably just even the town hall of a city given how overboard you dummies go, you have to /r/HailCorporate it.
I'm done. I've had enough. You can't just spam /r/HailCorporate and expect an upvote. You can't just be like "dude, you're playing a game?" and post /r/HailCorporate. You just can't.
I doubt you even work for corporate given how against them you are. You live in a cardboard box, typing on your CrapBook Pro, feeling good about yourself because you think you just "called someone else out" for being a corporate shrill.
Just who do you think you are? Some epic 12-year-old on the internet with le cool fedora posting about how "corporate shrill hails this, corporate shrill hails that?" Well, I've got news for you. You aren't anything. You aren't epic, you aren't a 12-year-old, and your fedora certainly isn't le cool.
I hope in time you will learn that not everybody and everything is a corporate shrill.
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benstrider · 8079 points · Posted at 17:18:33 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Jeez. This is why punctuation is important. It should read:
Nothing says"Hotels.com lets you do you," like this quote that says "Hotels.com lets you do you."
🎙️ socialpsychdoc · 2832 points · Posted at 17:53:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks - I knew I had to be missing something.
Sell200AprilAt142 · 294 points · Posted at 22:28:22 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
i genuinely thought they made it half gibberish so people would spend longer looking at it trying to work out what it says..
507snuff · 159 points · Posted at 22:37:00 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yeah, the more times you read it trying to figure it out the more times you read "hotels.com". He'll, it was so crappy it even became a meme and now even more people are seeing the ad. Nothing says a win for hotels.com like this comment saying nothing's says a win for hotels.com like this comment.
Sell200AprilAt142 · 31 points · Posted at 22:47:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Morpheus: "he's gone into replication!"
PM_ME_STRAIGHT_TRAPS · 2 points · Posted at 18:57:25 on July 22, 2018 · (Permalink)
I know this was two months ago but can it really be crappy design if it's working exactly as intended?
SmellNoEvil · 1 points · Posted at 02:39:07 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I just thought maybe I was really stoned without knowing it ...
[deleted] · 382 points · Posted at 20:02:43 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Such as a space?
pm777 · 159 points · Posted at 20:28:16 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Spaaaaaaace ! I'm in space. Spaace !
neek78 · 59 points · Posted at 21:24:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Dad, are you space?
lobos1943 · 51 points · Posted at 21:27:40 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yes son, now we can be a family again.
rrr598 · 31 points · Posted at 21:47:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Here come the space cops
twitchkill · 11 points · Posted at 22:32:40 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
[Kevin Space-y joke]
zamuy12479 · 10 points · Posted at 00:22:59 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I don't think small boys are allowed in space.
RobertMurz · 3 points · Posted at 04:21:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You've got it the wrong way round. It's Space-y that isn't allowed in small boys
Redbird9346 · 2 points · Posted at 05:14:56 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Space. Trial. Puttin' the system on trial. In space. Space system. On trial. Guilty. Of being in space! Going to space jail!
KingMagenta · 19 points · Posted at 22:04:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wanna go home wanna go home too much space
autosdafe · 3 points · Posted at 02:20:08 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you so that.
PotassiumPomegranate · 18 points · Posted at 21:26:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yes son, I am space.
AtWorkButOnTheReddit · 3 points · Posted at 00:04:37 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
As am I, just working and stuff.
falling_sideways · 14 points · Posted at 23:13:49 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Bowie's in space, is it cold in space Bowie? Do you need a jumper Bowie?
2Hours2Late · 9 points · Posted at 00:03:11 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hey Bowie, do you have one really funky sequined space suit, or do you have several Ch CH CHANGES?
Lord_Voltan · 5 points · Posted at 02:00:02 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I bet you do you crazy old bastard you!
teuast · 6 points · Posted at 02:36:56 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Does the space cold do funny things to your nipples, making them all pointy?
nwL_ · 21 points · Posted at 21:43:18 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
/r/UnexpectedPortal
pcx82698 · 2 points · Posted at 23:18:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I know you are mate.
th3doorMATT · 1 points · Posted at 02:39:31 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I sure hope you’re wearing your SPACE PANTS
outofyourtree · 1 points · Posted at 02:15:39 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Whenever that happens, I just spread my butt-cheeks!
spectacledllama · 10 points · Posted at 22:22:21 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain not-so obvious
Segol · 12 points · Posted at 22:29:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Obtuse
AyyyyLeMeow · 1 points · Posted at 07:10:58 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain farfetched.
spectacledllama · 1 points · Posted at 11:34:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain conundrum
spontaneousBadMood · 7 points · Posted at 22:27:42 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The layout could’ve been better too.
rWeEvenListing · 1 points · Posted at 02:06:38 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
that that is is that that is not is not is that it it is
Teeheepants2 · 1 points · Posted at 03:30:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It really do be like that sometimes
SciaticNerd · 1 points · Posted at 03:58:19 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yew dew ewe
BPMMPB · 471 points · Posted at 18:32:21 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
There are actually more quotes involved. It’s probably why they nixed them.
“Nothing says ‘Hotels.com lets you do you,’ like this quote that says ‘Hotels.com lets you do you.’”
socialcommentary2000 · 124 points · Posted at 21:20:58 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It makes you wonder who greenlit this shit in the first place.
Shadrach451 · 142 points · Posted at 21:30:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The problem is, once you know what it is trying to say you can't help but read it correctly. So, everyone involved was not able to be unbiased about how confusing it was. Also, "Everyone involved" was probably only two or three people at most.
Thefriendlyfaceplant · 47 points · Posted at 21:44:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hitting that mental reset button and keep approaching your own work as a first time viewer is the designer's job though. It's not easy, but that's part of what you're getting paid to do.
Hollywoodisburning · 36 points · Posted at 21:48:12 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It's also why there are more bad designers than good
YamburglarHelper · 6 points · Posted at 22:31:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
And why I spend so much time at my job correcting errors on signs and official OHS postings. You(my bosses) illiterate fucks.
Hollywoodisburning · 1 points · Posted at 10:09:47 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel your pain. I only freelance now, and that's a big reason why. That and I never seemed to work for people who could articulate what they wanted from me. Now I just have clients. They're not always fun either, but I only answer to myself.
MyersVandalay · 1 points · Posted at 00:30:48 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Of course... wouldn't it also make sense as a designer, to get in the habit of, sending the picture to a wife, or co-worker on something other than the design team etc...
Thefriendlyfaceplant · 1 points · Posted at 09:54:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yes absolutely. That's one of of the downsides of being a freelancer. Any adequate design pipeline has a fresh eyes feedback step.
CumbrianCyclist · 3 points · Posted at 05:02:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
People seem to think that every business decision is some kind of group activity. Like they hold a poll and everyone in the office has to tick yes or no.
Shadrach451 · 1 points · Posted at 05:46:37 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
True.
skepticaljesus · 4 points · Posted at 22:56:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You, sir, have never had to sell a banner ad headline through to a client. I would estimate no less than 15 people saw this line. 1 copywriter, 1 art director, 2-3 layers of creative management above them (ACD, CD), the client services team (2-3 AEs and an account sup), and then 3-5 clients.
casstraxx · 1 points · Posted at 00:10:37 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Unless they have an in-house marketing team. But even then it usually goes through more than 2or 3 people.
skepticaljesus · 2 points · Posted at 00:14:17 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
CP+B launched this campaign (because of course they did, this reeks of their style), but engaging an agency like that to produce every tiny little piece of content is really, really expensive, so it is possible they have in-house creatives to extend the campaign for banner ads and the like.
Having said that, this line is sufficiently weird enough that I personally don't think an in-house would have written it. No way to know for certain without insider info, but that's just my gut.
rditty · 3 points · Posted at 00:59:40 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Then they are dumb people. This sentence is a fucking disaster.
And it's not even witty once you understand what they meant.
Imawildedible · 6 points · Posted at 21:31:03 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I’m guessing someone that has a marketing job associated with Hotels.com. But I could be wrong.
samx3i · 15 points · Posted at 21:33:56 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks, Captain Obvious.
jenbanim · 2 points · Posted at 03:08:13 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I now have the phrase "hotels.com lets you do you" in my head, so I'd say it was a fairly effective advertisement.
llcooljessie · 2 points · Posted at 04:03:48 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I hope the editor that quit in protest shows up here to tell us the tale!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:17:25 on July 29, 2018 · (Permalink)
This was clearly on purpose to get people to share it, and it worked.
Snipes138 · 1 points · Posted at 22:06:14 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
ALWAYS idiots at the top. I don't know how they got there, but it's always the idiots at the top.
fpcoffee · 2 points · Posted at 02:35:56 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Peter Principle, man
TheExtremistModerate · 7 points · Posted at 21:33:40 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Does that comma actually need to be there?
ExCalvinist · 16 points · Posted at 22:30:12 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Technically, yes. It's standing in for a period in the quotation. It should also have a comma before the quote.
MrGameAmpersandWatch · 3 points · Posted at 22:20:54 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It looks natural to me because I would pause briefly if I said that. I don't know if it's needed though. Might just make it more clear.
SimmSalaBim · 2 points · Posted at 22:04:30 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I may be incorrect in doing so, but I always omit those commas. Makes it flow weirdly to me.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:30:50 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It flows better without the comma. And because you can get away with a lot in ad copy, if it works, it works. You can even argue the original copy without the quotes works because they were going for a funny run-on sentence. But it still hurts my brain.
Silent_Jager · 45 points · Posted at 18:53:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
As a non-native speaker, what is that even supposed to mean?
DrDemento · 86 points · Posted at 19:11:17 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Lets you be yourself. Allows you to have a vacation in the unique way you enjoy, rather than in some generic, like-everyone-else way.
cmVkZGl0 · 4 points · Posted at 01:10:10 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Because hotels.com really cares about you (🤢)
MrGameAmpersandWatch · 21 points · Posted at 22:23:22 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Don't worry, it's kind of an awkward phrase to a native speaker too.
Lets you do your own thing.
Rotten194 · 34 points · Posted at 20:34:21 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
"you do you" / "X lets you do you" is an idiomatic expression for being yourself / doing your own thing / etc. In this case, the implication being you can go on the sort of vacation you want.
wtph · 9 points · Posted at 21:55:03 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It's easy if you break it down. 'LETS YOU' is the same as 'Allows you'.
'DO' somebody means to have sex with somebody.
So in this case 'lets you do YOU' means they allow you to have sex with yourself.
Green_Smarties · 1 points · Posted at 03:11:35 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Everything makes sense now, thanks
jecowa · 1 points · Posted at 00:57:05 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think "you do you" means "do what you feel you need to do".
atticSlabs · 1 points · Posted at 21:21:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Lets you be yourself. And do what you want.
TalisFletcher · -8 points · Posted at 19:20:07 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
As a native speaker, fucked if I know.
Interkom · 0 points · Posted at 05:16:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It's fancy talk for masturbation
Twad · -2 points · Posted at 21:38:10 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Doesn't really make sense to me, must be an American expression.
SECRETLY_BEHIND_YOU · 2 points · Posted at 23:34:07 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Might sound strange since it's being said about someone, rather than about themselves. It's more common for someone to say "let me be me".
Source: I'm American.
Edit: I guess not, hmm
kyzfrintin · 3 points · Posted at 23:47:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Speak for yourself. I've heard "you do you" much more often.
Twad · -1 points · Posted at 00:36:26 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think people would say "be myself/yourself" or something similar, unless this is a new idiom and I'm out of touch.
Natehog · 22 points · Posted at 18:26:20 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Please an english teacher
muffinheart · 14 points · Posted at 19:22:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Don't tell me what to do!
FixitFry · 9 points · Posted at 19:39:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I pleased my English teacher on multiple occasions in the 10th grade.
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aznprync3 · 4 points · Posted at 21:21:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wrote some great essays eh
Darrenat1 · 31 points · Posted at 19:51:33 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Actually wouldn't it be "Nothing says 'Hotels.com let's you do you' like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you." - Captain Obvious ?
lutgholein · 14 points · Posted at 21:35:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
yep, that comma is extraneous
Edit: you added an incorrect apostrophe in the "let's" though
Darrenat1 · 10 points · Posted at 21:47:05 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yes you passed my completely intentional test.
atticSlabs · 6 points · Posted at 21:23:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I read that the most clear it could have been read.
CowOrker01 · 3 points · Posted at 21:32:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You have mismatched single quotes. Ftfy:
kbslasher88 · 3 points · Posted at 22:55:54 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Closing quote is way misplaced
CowOrker01 · 3 points · Posted at 23:41:13 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You're right. Here we go:
kbslasher88 · 2 points · Posted at 23:46:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
We’re gonna need an expert’s opinion on whether the period should be before or after the closing subquote.
CowOrker01 · 6 points · Posted at 00:00:30 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I just realized that I have grown to truly hate Hotels.com.
kbslasher88 · 2 points · Posted at 00:03:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ahhh! You’re giving them clicks!
VixDzn · 1 points · Posted at 09:45:29 on September 6, 2018 · (Permalink)
Let's = Let us
Let us have fun.
Let us you do youMutantCreature · 5 points · Posted at 00:40:53 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Technically it should be:
"Nothing says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you,' like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"
- Captain Obvious
but yeah you're right it just seems that they want the whole quote to be from Captain Obvious so you need to do quotes within his quote
time_lord_victorious · 1 points · Posted at 23:34:32 on May 16, 2018 · (Permalink)
Oh man. I know I'm six days too late, and maybe you weren't being serious, but I just had to say no, that is not correct grammar at all.
Maceben678 · 9 points · Posted at 20:17:18 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Moe, how are you gonna preach punctuation and forget the comma before a quote.
frog971007 · 2 points · Posted at 00:07:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing isn't literally speaking, it's just a turn of phrase. I'm thinking no comma is necessary. For example:
versus:
GroovingPict · 3 points · Posted at 22:01:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Actually just needs the quotes, not the comma. In fact the comma ruins it again.
frog971007 · 4 points · Posted at 00:05:31 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
No, your comma placement is incorrect.
That's incorrect grammar.
Zal42 · 3 points · Posted at 20:54:25 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ahh, OK. Until you explained it, I honestly didn't have the first clue what it was trying to say.
crosseyedvoyager · 3 points · Posted at 22:10:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
EDIT: PS: credit: J.R.R. Tolkien
WakeoftheStorm · 3 points · Posted at 00:06:48 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Actually, I think it's supposed to be this:
"Nothing," says hotels.com, "lets you do you."
"Like this?" Quote-that says. "Hotels.com lets you do you!"
ourladyofguacamole · 3 points · Posted at 14:09:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Alternatively...
Nothing says, "Hotels.com lets you."
Do you like this quote?
That says, "Hotels.com lets you."
Do you?
mbinder · 3 points · Posted at 00:40:22 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
That's not a correct usage of a comma. It would make it more understandable though. The quotes definitely help too
tschmitty09 · 2 points · Posted at 21:14:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My goodness so true, whoever made this webpage should be fired.
EyeNongGong36 · 2 points · Posted at 22:16:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think captain obvious is really 'General fucktard' in disguise.
Read_Five · 2 points · Posted at 23:20:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
So, to be fair to the designer, it should be filed under r/crappycopywriting
jib661 · 2 points · Posted at 23:23:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
or just put 'you do you' in a different font or color or weight, so that we automatically group it together in our heads
Aldrenean · 2 points · Posted at 23:49:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nah that comma is extraneous, and while quotation marks would make it more clear, it's not grammatically incorrect the way it's written. It's just a deliberately confusing sentence.
ElizabethHopeParker · 2 points · Posted at 23:59:13 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Actually, it should read: "Nothing says 'Hotel.com lets you do you' like this quote that says 'Hotel.com lets you do you'."
AltimaNEO · 1 points · Posted at 21:53:09 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I mean, i would do me
supermr34 · 1 points · Posted at 22:09:22 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
But...but he's saying the whole thing.
three18ti · 1 points · Posted at 22:15:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wow. I could not get there from that mess.
James_Fucking_Holden · 1 points · Posted at 22:23:45 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Goddamn. Thanks for that, I felt like I was having a seizure.
Luvagoo · 1 points · Posted at 22:46:49 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Oh my God i could not work that out
hamletswords · 1 points · Posted at 23:47:53 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Still terrible writing.
Buh_lake · 1 points · Posted at 23:48:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
After reading this I can’t make it not make sense anymore. Was complete gibberish before.
TomLangford · 1 points · Posted at 23:54:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
7/10 concept
2/10 execution
Mattcarnes · 1 points · Posted at 00:06:31 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It was actually hard to read before
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:13:05 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing says 'Hotels.com lets you do you,' like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"
Johnny5point6 · 1 points · Posted at 01:21:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wow. Thank you. That hurt to read.
KodeyTheNeko · 1 points · Posted at 01:48:52 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Should actually use ‘ ‘ since it’s inside “ “
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:51:44 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You missed a space. Jeeze, punctuation is important fam.
sjmiv · 1 points · Posted at 02:00:05 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Shouldn't it be "Nothing says 'Hotels.com lets you do you,' like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"?
RBSF82 · 1 points · Posted at 02:32:51 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
But not if he is actually saying the entire phrase right?
Derbel__McDillet · 1 points · Posted at 02:40:13 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Even then, it's still horrid sentence structure.
jrocket21 · 1 points · Posted at 02:59:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
“Nothing says ‘Hotels.com lets you do you,’ like this quote that says ‘Hotels.com lets you do you.’” Right?
tomalator · 1 points · Posted at 03:15:04 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Those should be single quotes, and the whole thing should be in double quotes
moohooman · 1 points · Posted at 04:11:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Jesus. I almost thought it was software gore, because nothing made sense, but somehow you deciphered it.
Gamer05863 · 1 points · Posted at 04:25:27 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thank you, I had genuine trouble comprehending this statement before hand.
ladygrammarist · 1 points · Posted at 04:29:14 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Almost. That comma is incorrect.
PlCKLES · 1 points · Posted at 05:03:53 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing," says Hotels.com. "Let's you!" Do you like this quote? That says "Hotels.com let's!" You do? You?
CallMe_Josh · 1 points · Posted at 05:12:20 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
THANK YOU. Gosh, I was getting frustrated as I kept re-reading the dang thing trying to figure it out!
bbradleyjayy · 1 points · Posted at 05:18:22 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Or “Nothing says, ‘Hotels.com lets you do you,’ like this quote that says, ‘Hotels.com lets you do you.”
Obandigo · 1 points · Posted at 05:30:44 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks Captain Obvious
tracyPP99 · 1 points · Posted at 09:45:53 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I got it but punctuation does matter. Guessing it was put together quickly.
igordogsockpuppet · 1 points · Posted at 10:38:05 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks Captain Aphasia.
magnified_lad · 1 points · Posted at 11:35:58 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thank you, I couldn't figure out how that could possibly make sense.
Prestonisevil · 1 points · Posted at 14:37:25 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Not-obvious
hex00110 · 1 points · Posted at 03:25:41 on May 11, 2018 · (Permalink)
Man does punctuation ever matter.
Unfortunately my cousin and his wife lost a newly born daughter at this period in time..
A few days later, while watching Pulp Fiction, I decide to post a quote as a status update in Facebook.
“Zeds dead baby” is my original post.
My family, lit me the fuck UP!
I had to explain to them the quote, and corrected the punctuation..
“Zed’s dead, Baby.”
its_never_gonna_end · 1 points · Posted at 21:16:26 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This is why apostrophe unemployment is at an all time high, the jobs are there but employers don't want to pay.
ombremullet · 1 points · Posted at 21:22:00 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I couldn't make sense of it until I read your comment!
Whaty0urname · 1 points · Posted at 21:44:47 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Let's eat, Grandma vs Let's each Grandma. Punctuation saves lives.
kellermeyer14 · 1 points · Posted at 22:25:52 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Or, perhaps: "Nothing says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you,' like this quote that says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"
Edit: never mind, I see someone already suggested this edit
daverave087 · 627 points · Posted at 17:08:25 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing says (blank) like this quote that says (blank)."
nwL_ · 72 points · Posted at 21:45:16 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing says NULL like this quote that says NULL
BanananaBoxes · 15 points · Posted at 02:05:14 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I do.
NULL
xFryday · 151 points · Posted at 21:03:11 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks Capitan Obvious!
apatternlea · 36 points · Posted at 22:50:38 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
More like Captain Tautology
The_Karaethon_Cycle · 9 points · Posted at 01:50:58 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You know what they say, the first rule of tautology club...
techcaleb · 5 points · Posted at 03:13:49 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Is the first rule of tautology club
zeldermanrvt · 11 points · Posted at 21:54:42 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You let me worry about blank.
Polymemnetic · 3 points · Posted at 00:49:12 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Blank? BLANK!? YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE, HERE!!
Mattjbr2 · 2 points · Posted at 23:15:47 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The ad is cute though, built good
TruthIs-IamIronman · 807 points · Posted at 15:47:09 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Need some apostrophes to make it a bit clearer!
Edit: single quotation marks
Edit 2: Sorry for the ruckus below about punctuation, pretty sure I was wrong. Wrong and lazy.
OSCgal · 165 points · Posted at 16:52:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think you mean quotation marks? But yes. It does.
TruthIs-IamIronman · 76 points · Posted at 17:07:53 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I don't like quotation marks inside quotation marks but yeah.
OSCgal · 16 points · Posted at 18:34:10 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
According to Wikipedia there are two kinds of quotation marks used in English. They're called single quotes (') and double quotes (").
TruthIs-IamIronman · 12 points · Posted at 18:42:14 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The more you know! I'm an engineer not an Englisher but I do my best.
mazzar · 30 points · Posted at 17:54:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Guessing you're not American? I would never refer to single quotation marks as apostrophes, any more than I would say a sentence ends in a decimal point. It may be the same symbol on a keyboard, but the terms are distinct for me.
wattohhh · 5 points · Posted at 21:42:07 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've always referred to them as "inverted commas"
[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 21:46:39 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Floaty boys
clambert12 · 3 points · Posted at 00:10:04 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I'll invert your comma.
captionUnderstanding · 3 points · Posted at 01:00:22 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Try it and I'll invert your colon
CletusVanDamnit · 36 points · Posted at 18:12:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I'm American. You use apostrophes to signify a quote inside quotation marks.
Solid_Gold_Turd · 14 points · Posted at 18:40:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
As well as making a contraction, for example “One shouldn’t call quotation marks apostrophes and vice versa.”
rugology · 3 points · Posted at 00:45:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I find it odd that your quotation marks and apostrophes are at a diagonal when the standard keyboard ones are vertical. " vs “ ”, ' vs ’. Then there's a grave accent... blah. `
Fonts and Unicode and ASCII are confusing to me, and it all makes me feel bad for developers.
Solid_Gold_Turd · 3 points · Posted at 00:55:04 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You’re right! I’ve never noticed that on mobile before but my quotations are actual quotations and not the dashes you mentioned. I know nothing about that but it’s super fascinating and now it’s gonna bug me.
mazzar · 24 points · Posted at 18:17:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I know how to use them. I would call them single quotation marks, not apostrophes.
gorcorps · 33 points · Posted at 20:16:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've never heard them called single quotation marks, always apostrophes
psuedonimous · 14 points · Posted at 20:23:42 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Because ‘single quotation marks’ is much less concise than ‘apostrophes’
CBSU · 2 points · Posted at 22:55:55 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I use “single quote,” which is shorter yet slightly more descriptive than “apostrophe.” It’s not the correct term though.
psuedonimous · 1 points · Posted at 04:24:44 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
That’s fair!
papernick · 6 points · Posted at 22:38:13 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
But they're not apostrophes though. They're quotation marks or inverted commas.
BigAbbott · 3 points · Posted at 00:57:51 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It’s the same button on a keyboard. I think that’s what he’s getting at.
I mean. They aren’t the same button but word processors have taught everybody that they are.
Slacker_75 · -1 points · Posted at 01:21:15 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Single quotation marks? Wtf this is a joke right?
BeagleFaceHenry · -3 points · Posted at 18:44:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The rest of us Americans call that a single quotation mark, not an apostrophe. Apostrophe's are used to signify plural or possession.
gorcorps · 12 points · Posted at 20:18:30 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
speak for yourself
also, you don't use apostrophes to signify plural
grahamca · 4 points · Posted at 22:38:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The rest of I Americans call that a single quotation mark, not an apostrophe. Apostrophe's are used to signify plural or possession.
dancingpinata · 5 points · Posted at 21:13:26 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've seen it used in very specific circumstances, mostly to pluralize single characters.
Weird Example: If you were talking to someone about their handwriting and wanted to comment on how they write the letter "A", you would just say "A" with an "s" sound added to it. How this is written out can be either "As" or "A's". Usually it's the latter though, probably to prevent confusion with the word "as" or so it's pronounced properly.
So it could be-
I don't know if apostrophes are used to pluralize anything else but single characters though. Like I said, super specific!
clambert12 · 2 points · Posted at 00:08:42 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I do this If I need to pluralize an acronym as well. This is a stupid example, but it's all I can think of right now - "The kindergarteners recited the ABC's this morning in class."
I checked Wikipedia and it's written as "A.B.Cs" in their article. However, for most acronyms, I would still use an apostrophe before the "s," just for clarity's sake.
BeagleFaceHenry · -3 points · Posted at 21:30:17 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've already gone threw this with another guy in this same thread. Please refer to the sources I cite there.
gorcorps · 7 points · Posted at 21:40:48 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Well, I could agree with you... But then we'd both be wrong
You don't even know which "threw" to use, so your credentials aren't looking good.
BrohamBoss77 · 4 points · Posted at 21:43:56 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
He had a family. RIP in peace.
Purple-Rock · 9 points · Posted at 18:46:51 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've never heard it called a single quotation mark, maybe it depends on the state.
BeagleFaceHenry · 10 points · Posted at 18:48:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
If you google "define quotation mark",
"each of a set of punctuation marks, single (‘ ’) or double (“ ”), used either to mark the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage or to indicate that a word or phrase is regarded as slang or jargon or is being discussed rather than used within the sentence."
Purple-Rock · 2 points · Posted at 18:53:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ok I didn't know that, thanks for enlightening me.
feuerwehrmann · 3 points · Posted at 21:13:44 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Programmers call them double and single quotes in the context of programming
srpokemon · 2 points · Posted at 19:02:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
this cleans it up: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe
CletusVanDamnit · -5 points · Posted at 18:56:03 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
No, they're definitely not used for plural. You fucked that up royally. They're used for possessives and contractions, but never for plural.
BeagleFaceHenry · 3 points · Posted at 19:07:19 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Here's more for you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe
BeagleFaceHenry · 5 points · Posted at 19:06:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wow. Maybe you wanna take a minute and reword that? Maybe do some research before you attack? This was literally on r/howto today: https://i.redd.it/dw6oqcsnvtw01.jpg
"There are two t's in the word kitten". Or. "My doctor holds to M.D.'s"
CletusVanDamnit · -3 points · Posted at 19:30:26 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nope, I don't need to reword a thing. Those are absolutely both wrong. It would be written as "My Doctor holds two M.D.s." No apostrophes. I don't care what that link says, that's not right. You don't put apostrophes in those situations. It's not DVD's, it is DVDs. People have been writing that shit wrong for years, and its become recognized, and it is still 100% wrong.
anicetos · 3 points · Posted at 20:02:03 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I mean lots of things were done wrong for years that are now the correct way to do it. The modern English language would be entirely wrong to someone a few hundred years ago that would speak Middle English.
Words like apron, newt, and umpire are all from people splitting an article incorrectly but now those are the correct way (previously: a napron, an eute, a noumpere).
BeagleFaceHenry · 2 points · Posted at 19:34:18 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Can you back up your claim? I provided two credible sources. I'd like to know if you're right or just want to be right.
CletusVanDamnit · 2 points · Posted at 19:55:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I'd love to, but it appears we're both right, based on your example: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/punctuation/apostrophe
I concede that saying "kitten has two t's" would be correct, although stupid. But, you still would not use it in most cases, including my example of DVDs, your first example of M.D.s, and in years (such as "the 1990s.")
Here's another example discussing why using an apostrophe would be confusing based on possessive or plural: https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/acronym-plural.893411/
And here's a final one stating that, essentially, so many people have fucked this up over the years, that it has become a standard: https://brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/16/acronyms-and-apostrophes/
So again, no - let's not do that. Just don't use them.
BeagleFaceHenry · 3 points · Posted at 20:02:20 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I do want to know what's "right", i'm not trying to argue, but your sources are vague. A forum isn't a credible source and the other link only addresses acronyms without periods.
And sadly, I don't think there is a "right" anymore. English is so fluid and dynamic. Something is "wrong" until everyone uses it when it becomes accepted and therefore "right". Is English absolute and unchangeable? Or is it like the Electrical Code, constantly updating with times? I know I'm happy that knob-and-tube wiring isn't allowed anymore, and I don't actually know what "Forsooth" means.
CletusVanDamnit · 0 points · Posted at 20:18:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think there's a "right" and a "common." Which is why we have irregardless in the dictionary now. People are getting lazier, and so is our language.
anomalous_cowherd · 1 points · Posted at 20:57:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I can live with the language evolving. It's when things like 'I could care less' or missing out 'not' come to mean the exact opposite of what they literally mean that worries me.
BeagleFaceHenry · 1 points · Posted at 21:34:48 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I agree, but I can't decide if its lazy in a bad way. What's the downside? Perhaps it's more efficient?
CletusVanDamnit · 1 points · Posted at 22:20:55 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I suppose it depends on what we're talking about. I'm not sure in this context, adding am apostrophe is more efficient, or creating a new definition because the current definition isn't understood (like irregardless.) Or a word completely changing definition because no one uses it properly, like peruse, which means the exact opposite of how everyone uses it.
BeagleFaceHenry · 1 points · Posted at 22:23:44 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
A. The proper term is irregardlessly.
CletusVanDamnit · 1 points · Posted at 22:26:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I've never heard anyone say irregardlessly, but that's not a word either, that's my point. They came from people not understanding "regardless."
Also, why did you switch from letters to numbers in this two part list? Lol
BeagleFaceHenry · 2 points · Posted at 22:29:40 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I switched because it's funnier than watching people's reactions when you say irregardlessly.
BeagleFaceHenry · 1 points · Posted at 22:31:54 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I say irregardlessly. My wife is finding less and less charming.
I also say supposably, ever since Chandler said he broke up with a girl who said supposably.
Bully4u · 1 points · Posted at 18:06:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I would. To me ' is an apostrophe and " is a quotation mark.
T00FEW · 10 points · Posted at 18:29:55 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Sure, except they are formally referred to as single quotation marks and not apostrophes.
frog971007 · 0 points · Posted at 00:09:22 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Especially true for formats that use open/close single quotes rather than symmetrical ones.
sasquatch727 · -1 points · Posted at 21:40:29 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You must be fun at parties
mazzar · 3 points · Posted at 21:57:25 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ha. I can see how my comment could come off as pedantic or snobby, but I didn't mean it that way. I assumed it was just a regional difference in usage.
Alpha_Sluttlefish · -2 points · Posted at 18:25:19 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You wouldn't end a sentence with a decimal point because a decimal point refers to a usage, not a specific symbol. They can be either periods or commas, depending on the country. Apostrophes and quotation marks refer to specific symbols.
Edit: I was wrong, my bad! Quotation marks refer to a usage as well! So both ways are correct
CletusVanDamnit · -5 points · Posted at 18:11:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
You don't put quotation marks inside a quote, you use apostrophes.
OSCgal · 8 points · Posted at 18:39:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Well yeah, it's the same symbol. But when it's used as a quote mark, it's called a single quote.
Kinda like how # can be called "pound symbol" or "hash symbol" (or even "sharp") depending on what you're using it for.
MicrocrystallineHue · 3 points · Posted at 22:09:43 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The goal is to keep hotels.com in your mind as long as possible, even at the peril of having people confusing the intentional bad punctuation as anything else.
kickassicalia · 0 points · Posted at 01:32:55 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothin' say's Hotel's.com let's you do 'you l'ke this quote that's ays Ho'tels.com lets you do you'
VillageIdiotsAgent · 0 points · Posted at 01:42:10 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think you meant double up-commas.
Stunkerunk · 371 points · Posted at 18:38:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Honestly I think this is deliberate. It's an ad that's intentionally confusing and hard to understand, so it encourages you to read it through a couple of times to figure it out, and before you know it you've spent the last 30 seconds fully devoted to thinking about Hotels.com which is exactly what they want you to do.
584005 · 117 points · Posted at 21:23:08 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
For extra points, you'll post it on reddit for even more ad impressions. OP may have posted in good faith but I just fell for an ad that made me read their brand name twice and associated it with flexibility and ease of use.
dominickster · 11 points · Posted at 22:33:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It made you read thier brand name twice, each time you read through to understand it.
If you're as dumb as me, that comes out to reading "Hotels.com" eight times.
TheVog · 3 points · Posted at 01:22:36 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
100%. This chain has a sizeable ad budget as well as a live themed campaign nicely growing brand awareness, so the team behind it isn't clueless. There's nearly no chance this isn't intentional.
BritishLibrary · 1 points · Posted at 22:33:50 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
And I think if you couple it with whatever A/B testing they may run, and analytics of dwell time, page clicks etc it’s still useful as a data gathering thing if nothing else
_pippp · 1 points · Posted at 00:37:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I spent 30sec thinking about Hotels.com and how much I'd rather use another site.
DanishJohn · 1 points · Posted at 01:22:02 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Then id never bother myself with hotels.com ever again.
[deleted] · 108 points · Posted at 15:42:17 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
When Captain Obvious dies
cchiu23 · 75 points · Posted at 19:41:29 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain stroke
MrVernonDursley · 8 points · Posted at 20:38:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Didn't Captain Stroke get arrested when a bunch of kids came out about their experiences on his "ship"?
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 21:28:30 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/ihadastroke
MeMeMachina052 · 2 points · Posted at 21:07:12 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain autism
ProfessorPumpkaboo · 25 points · Posted at 17:24:46 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Obvious wins again
ProPuke · 3 points · Posted at 22:17:11 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think he lost to Captain Obfuscation, here
zestylemonshark · 173 points · Posted at 16:59:54 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ironically, the fact that you shared the advert shows that it actually is quite clever.
🎙️ socialpsychdoc · 81 points · Posted at 17:53:54 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Damn!!! I hate getting tricked like this.
PENIS_SIZED_DICK · 35 points · Posted at 21:53:41 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Must be particularly embarrassing when you're a doctor in social psychology.
Sweet_Baby_Cheezus · 18 points · Posted at 18:58:12 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My immediate thought. The reason it's written so bizarrely is so you'll (hopefully) stop to read it a few times. And it does make sense, you just have to put it together in your mind. So it's actually good design.
SparklyGames · 3 points · Posted at 00:21:19 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I couldn't put it together till someone did it in the comments for me. I spent like five minutes trying to decipher it and than the letters started rearranging themselves
jay76 · 1 points · Posted at 03:29:11 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Does the fact that I read this and now think hotels.com is run by disorganised 12 year olds not matter anymore?
yourboat · 14 points · Posted at 20:53:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/G7RgN9ijwE4
mrmemo · 5 points · Posted at 21:07:46 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This is where I immediately went with it.
nickjamesp · 3 points · Posted at 00:00:26 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I was able to follow that kid’s train of thought better than this ad
GrizzlyBJJ · 8 points · Posted at 22:57:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
These “so random that they’re funny” commercials are just obnoxious now. Old spice mastered them, with a very honorable mention going to Starburst with their berries and creme ad.
RandomRageNet · 2 points · Posted at 02:12:59 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Pretty sure those are both from Widen + Kennedy. Probably the best ad agency these days.
Ace_Skeletonne · 7 points · Posted at 18:39:33 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Like something Charlie from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia would say
chrisemza · 2 points · Posted at 23:09:47 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
.... So Do
Kellidra · 7 points · Posted at 20:44:43 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
FTFT
bugo · 19 points · Posted at 19:06:22 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?
sroomek · 1 points · Posted at 00:09:39 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
How Can Hotels.Com Be Real If Hotels Aren’t Real?
CheesyLala · 24 points · Posted at 18:46:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
'You do you' is rapidly becoming a really really annoying phrase.
DrDemento · 36 points · Posted at 19:12:35 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It doesn’t bother me, but hey, you do you.
anomalous_cowherd · 2 points · Posted at 21:00:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I wouldn't'ven't done that.
TheBurtReynold · 1 points · Posted at 01:39:40 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel like sayings grow and then get worn out ... but toward the end of the fade out, "creative" marketing teams decide it would be clever to use the phrase in an ad ... so, by the time the ad is released, the saying is super annoying / stale / lame.
Purplekeyboard · 16 points · Posted at 20:58:27 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The phrase "do you" is on obvious reference to masturbation.
The ad says that everyone is free to masturbate in their hotel rooms.
cucumbershoes · 9 points · Posted at 21:47:09 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
He was Seaman Obvious before being promoted to captain.
Kerberos42 · 5 points · Posted at 23:16:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My brain BSOD'd halfway through that input.
Flalaski · 4 points · Posted at 23:51:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I really don't like captain obvious
TheBurtReynold · 1 points · Posted at 01:35:56 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
He reminds me of a really gross cock and balls.
fezfrascati · 4 points · Posted at 00:50:25 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Fixed.
jamesturbate · 5 points · Posted at 06:59:30 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you,' like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"
anubisbender · 3 points · Posted at 19:46:16 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Who approved this
theblackxranger · 3 points · Posted at 23:26:32 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing says, Hotels.com lets you do you, like this quote that says 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'"
-Captain Cant Spell
Holymoosebomb · 3 points · Posted at 03:04:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nah guys, the ad did exactly what it wanted to do. They left out the comma quotes on purpose.
Think about it, everyone reading that will probably stare at it until they finally figure out what it says. If they don't, they'll probably ask someone else to read it in case they're missing something. They even put that it's said by "Captain Obvious" in order to coax the thought that you're missing something. And now it's on the front page of reddit.
Nah, it's not just supposed to be clever.
This design IS clever
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:56:07 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
But it’s on the website. So you’re already using them or at least considering to.
coolmom101 · 3 points · Posted at 07:24:35 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I felt like I was having a stroke reading that
cobrabb · 2 points · Posted at 18:18:55 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
powder that makes you say Hotels.com lets you do you
IOnlyHaveIceForYou · 2 points · Posted at 18:40:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think the difficulty is increased by the use of the unusual expression "lets you do you".
8Draw · 2 points · Posted at 18:46:10 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I get the feeling that their designer is sick of their copywriters' shit.
sisyphus_crushed · 2 points · Posted at 19:18:47 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Getting r/bonehurtingjuice vibes from this
dontnormally · 2 points · Posted at 21:33:38 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Did you ever have a dream?
franciseight · 2 points · Posted at 21:35:19 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wish I'd got that a bit quicker.
mike11480 · 2 points · Posted at 21:45:56 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It worked because your talking about it
dkey1983 · 1 points · Posted at 01:41:31 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Agreed. It’s an ad that is literally on the front page of Reddit.
danijenz · 2 points · Posted at 21:52:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think I had a minor stroke reading that
name_my_account · 2 points · Posted at 22:10:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Pretty sure it's intentional. They want the ad to leave an impression on people who read it, and it looks like it worked on you.
mooseman1776 · 2 points · Posted at 22:15:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Capt Hodor
lewishtt · 2 points · Posted at 23:04:07 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My company works in a close partnership with hotels.com and they are such a fucking shit show of a company. Never blame themselves or put the customer first and always flip them off to people who can't do anything about the issue.
Caledscratch1 · 2 points · Posted at 23:09:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I heard my inner reading voicd slow down 5x to comprehend this
potatodwarf · 2 points · Posted at 23:21:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain confusing
blkarcher77 · 2 points · Posted at 23:23:25 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It took me like, 5 rereads before i was able to make sense of it
It only took one proper read to tell you its bad
Eliasman123 · 2 points · Posted at 02:03:33 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
All they had to do was put quotations around the quote and it would be infinitely more legible.
80espiay · 2 points · Posted at 02:07:42 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
NGL that took me a while to parse, and I like to think I’m good at parsing things.
tallerThanYouAre · 2 points · Posted at 03:27:55 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hotels.com, making you feel like you're tripping without leaving home.
jesse2h · 2 points · Posted at 04:45:22 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Does anyone else find it weird that “.com” is included in the company name? I understand that it’s pretty necessary given their platform and they couldn’t just be called “hotels”....
Still it would be weird to have someone say “Netflix dot com is finally adding my new favorite show!”
star4z · 2 points · Posted at 05:41:41 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing says Hotels.com lets you; do you like this quote that says "Hotels.com lets you"? Do you?
BillyGanoush · 2 points · Posted at 10:03:00 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Took me like 5 readings
sslade17 · 2 points · Posted at 10:22:58 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I have seen easier to read chinglish
JosephSilencer · 4 points · Posted at 19:11:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Had to read it 6 times before I could parse it properly, horrible writing failure
L0NESHARK · 1 points · Posted at 07:43:23 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You just read a hotels.com ad 6 times though.
JosephSilencer · 1 points · Posted at 16:16:49 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
And learned nothing from it? Theoretically if I'd read it six times I would have remembered something about it but I completely forgot about it within a day. So it's failed on multiple fronts. Ads are supposed to catch your attention and impart information quickly through simple messaging, so forcing me to take my time with it and learn nothing except it's poor writing is counterintuitive at best. Besides which I wasn't complaining about it's quality as an ad but it's quality in writing, though thinking about it both are poor. I could have been affected by the ad to think more positively about hotels.com and it wouldn't matter in terms of my original statement.
ZaTTTel · 2 points · Posted at 18:29:19 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hmm.. might it supposed to be that way?
Kuhnaydeein · 1 points · Posted at 18:39:49 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think it reads complicated on purpose. Doesn’t make it funnier though…
_Californian · 1 points · Posted at 18:49:25 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
jfc that took me a couple minutes
burnwolf1650 · 1 points · Posted at 18:50:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Its awful, I have to read it out loud in order to make it even somewhat understandable.
tiptoebottomless · 1 points · Posted at 19:35:16 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This really makes me not want to go to the site.
Ashes42 · 1 points · Posted at 20:15:39 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
It doesn’t look like anything to me
liggy1111 · 1 points · Posted at 20:18:50 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Word salad
JezzaJ101 · 1 points · Posted at 20:20:48 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I’ll split it up and rephrase a bit:
Nothing says Hotels.com lets you do what you like
Like [as in similar to]
This quote that says Hotels.com lets you do what you like
dartanyn · 1 points · Posted at 20:43:52 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
"Nothing says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you.' like this quote that says, 'Hotels.com lets you do you.'." -C.O.
Or something close to that, I don't claim to be a "grammarist".
nspectre · 1 points · Posted at 20:58:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
"I, too, have no idea what he's on about."
llamatron- · 1 points · Posted at 21:00:21 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This isn't bad design. You could argue it's bad copy, but the design is fine.
Bluescentric · 1 points · Posted at 21:01:43 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hilariously, I almost posted this very image to this very sub yesterday. I cannot make sense of this phrase to save my life!
Toxicleader82 · 1 points · Posted at 21:04:57 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
For once captain obvious, is not so obvious.
otherBrandon · 1 points · Posted at 21:06:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Fuck man. I already have dyslexia, this is just....
SpinningCircIes · 1 points · Posted at 21:07:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Isn't that what trump says about himself, even though everything's total bullshit?
Jiren_the_gray1 · 1 points · Posted at 21:09:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
He's captain obvious for a reason
HotGirl69xoxo · 1 points · Posted at 21:18:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I like it
FreshYoungBalkiB · 1 points · Posted at 21:19:13 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I do me twice a day, in the restroom stall at work. But don't worry, I stuff the tissue deep inside the trashcan.
TheForbiddenFool · 1 points · Posted at 21:20:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This hurts my eyes and my brain and my soul.
kingakrasia · 1 points · Posted at 21:21:02 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The grammarist in me cringes so hard.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:26:57 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My brain hurts trying to process the idea behind this ad. What are they even trying to say? I'm so confused :(
Stormaggedon2169 · 1 points · Posted at 21:27:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Thanks Captain Obvious?
Cyno01 · 1 points · Posted at 21:28:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Is it a(n?) /r/peanutbutterisoneword/ situation?
Silvo_the_Bearded · 1 points · Posted at 21:32:47 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This is dogshit awful just like their corporate ‘we’re great really’ hotel brand. Reminds me of the Halifax
HammerT1m3 · 1 points · Posted at 21:38:45 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hotel?
L0rdLogan · 3 points · Posted at 21:43:33 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Trivago
azbestosandsuff93 · 1 points · Posted at 21:44:10 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Everything is gibberish without poper punctuation
paperbackgarbage · 1 points · Posted at 22:02:23 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I see what you did their.
azbestosandsuff93 · 1 points · Posted at 22:05:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Should we start a "spelling mistakes" thread here now?
paperbackgarbage · 1 points · Posted at 22:13:31 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel like your missing the pointe.
azbestosandsuff93 · 2 points · Posted at 22:14:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I am not messing the point
paperbackgarbage · 1 points · Posted at 22:28:52 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ok. I'd like to anthropomorphize to you.
azbestosandsuff93 · 2 points · Posted at 05:39:24 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Anxiety accepted.
SemiTrainedApe · 1 points · Posted at 21:58:36 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
WTF?
xNotYetRated · 1 points · Posted at 22:06:45 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
''I don't feel so good'' - Captain Opbvious
HotFightingHistory · 1 points · Posted at 22:07:56 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
They really just wanted the most interesting man in the world but he was the best they could do without getting sued.
jebbie_sans_187 · 1 points · Posted at 22:08:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing says what the eff did I just read like misreading a quote due to lack of punctuation as this quote says what the eff did I just read as this quote which lacks punctuation causing misreading.
general_kitten_ · 1 points · Posted at 22:08:32 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
may be a bit stretch but almost /r/fellowkids
choboy456 · 1 points · Posted at 22:09:09 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yeah this would have worked much better if it was spoken. As is it needs more punctuation or something
Sirico · 1 points · Posted at 22:09:50 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My Dyslexia has melted
nickferatu · 1 points · Posted at 22:09:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I despise this idiotic clown spokesperson. He makes me actively avoid using the service he’s advertising.
dnicks2525 · 1 points · Posted at 22:11:07 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
The whole series of commercials make no sense. There is nothing "obvious" about what captain obvious says in any of them. If you want the real Mr obvious, go here.
Penguino1628 · 1 points · Posted at 22:15:48 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I had to read this three times to fully understand the sentence. I understand it now, but it was confusing at first.
N0vakid · 1 points · Posted at 22:17:11 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Even though I understood the message, it's cringy and pathetic
aofhaocv · 1 points · Posted at 22:22:01 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This works much better when said aloud, tbh.
WheresTheWombo · 1 points · Posted at 22:28:06 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I thought this was r/sbubby
bagel-kittens- · 1 points · Posted at 22:29:34 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
My name is Perd Hapley, and I just realized I'm not holding my microphone.
lupulin59 · 1 points · Posted at 22:29:38 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hurts my brain... until I finally get it, then it hurts some more
Aarondhp24 · 1 points · Posted at 22:30:51 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
If you can't use basic punctuation, I don't trust you to save me money.
opendoor125 · 1 points · Posted at 22:30:55 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
same - gibberish - plus I can't stand that guy
gusduininck · 1 points · Posted at 22:35:05 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Commas are fun
MLGCatMilker · 1 points · Posted at 22:39:21 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Try saying that 5 times fast.
ukiyoe · 1 points · Posted at 22:48:42 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/FellowKids
MarkToasty · 1 points · Posted at 22:50:46 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Is it quicker to get to Chicago or by bus?
ziggzz84 · 1 points · Posted at 22:55:59 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Punctuation, motherfucker. You weren’t taught it.
headspacecowboy · 1 points · Posted at 22:56:40 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I am way too high for this right now.
Covfefe_the_frog · 1 points · Posted at 23:04:14 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain oblivious
SernieBanters · 1 points · Posted at 23:14:00 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
sounds like your sounds like group sounds like sounds
TheFeesher · 1 points · Posted at 23:17:20 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Good god
Momohonaz · 1 points · Posted at 23:19:10 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
But we're all talking about it and it currently has 8k likes and 200 comments. And I am now aware of hotels.com. So... good design...?
theblackxranger · 1 points · Posted at 23:24:04 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Needs a quote within a quote
Hammer_and_Pickle · 1 points · Posted at 23:29:01 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ad gets you to read it multiple times before you figure it out, hammering in its company name and tag line. ""Crappy design"" indeed. ;)
rdh2121 · 1 points · Posted at 23:31:28 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
This is less of a garden path sentence and more of a corn maze sentence.
AdmiralSkippy · 1 points · Posted at 23:35:56 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
They're starting to lay in on a bit thick with Captain Obvious here.
They were good commercials at first. Now they're just "random" and annoying.
ahcowboy · 1 points · Posted at 23:36:24 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I mean if you have to read it twice you're looking at it for twice as long. Effective advertising?
Raphe9000 · 1 points · Posted at 23:37:26 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Well I don't see any issues with this as it is in my opinion a very good quote that even someone like Gates would say this is awesome and it is very easy to read but that is just my opinion what is your opinion?
JAM224365 · 1 points · Posted at 23:44:33 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Would those medals actually make him a captain
Jasetro · 1 points · Posted at 23:53:15 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I needed to read this at least 5 times to understand this
MyDearBrotherNumpsay · 1 points · Posted at 23:53:37 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
Nothing says redditors are easy targets for advertisers like this thread says redditors are easy targets for advertisers.
You guys don’t think that their agency knows exactly what they’re doing?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:57:51 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
this
Arson_ist · 1 points · Posted at 23:58:22 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/engrish
AlanMichel · 1 points · Posted at 00:01:33 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Dontdeadopeninside?
brinkbart · 1 points · Posted at 00:13:37 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It angers me so much
Pipezilla · 1 points · Posted at 00:16:51 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Too much Captain Obvious for me.
humidifierman · 1 points · Posted at 00:17:00 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ironic...
SparklyGames · 1 points · Posted at 00:19:14 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I can't make it through
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:19:26 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I can't understand it.
HyperU2 · 1 points · Posted at 00:21:00 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Why should I pay for a room to do myself when I'm already doing myself while paying rent?
JoseJimeniz · 1 points · Posted at 00:22:03 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
/r/DontDeadOpenInside
JPierpont-Finch · 1 points · Posted at 00:22:33 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
You don’t think it be like it is, but it do.
plumbusinsuranceltd · 1 points · Posted at 00:40:39 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Lysdexia's tough...
eitangerstle · 1 points · Posted at 00:47:40 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/wooosh
LewSchiller · 1 points · Posted at 00:57:06 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Who thinks these creepy Mascot Guy ad campaigns are a good idea? This...the Wyndham Hotel creepy Guy...the Burger King...Captain Morgan
Rick_Sancheeze · 1 points · Posted at 01:03:24 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I read that 3 times before I understood what it was trying to say
sheeshhhhhh · 1 points · Posted at 01:06:10 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It hurts my brain
TahoeLT · 1 points · Posted at 01:07:03 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
This felt like they were going for a palindromic sentence but screwed up.
TheTardisTalks · 1 points · Posted at 01:09:49 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It took me three reads to get it properly.
Marvinkmooneyoz · 1 points · Posted at 01:10:34 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
JUST being self-referential isn't enough to make something clever.
Violent_Paprika · 1 points · Posted at 01:15:45 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Excuse me?
Spingebill_1812 · 1 points · Posted at 01:17:31 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Took me like five reads to get it
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:20:16 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
He is a bad Captain.
bubba123k · 1 points · Posted at 01:20:53 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Wtb a comma
Wolfemaster1 · 1 points · Posted at 01:26:55 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
This took me three tries to read. Dear lord.
Retsalg · 1 points · Posted at 01:30:39 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Sometimes instead of for example, I'll say something such as such as, for example.
eashpdaeh · 1 points · Posted at 01:33:23 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I thought I was looking at a meme at first.
TheBurtReynold · 1 points · Posted at 01:34:35 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hotels.com -- all fucked up
maddbee2222 · 1 points · Posted at 01:36:09 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
did i just have a stroke
dkey1983 · 1 points · Posted at 01:40:20 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Is it crappy design, though? This ad is currently on the front page of Reddit...
VikingRaid13 · 1 points · Posted at 01:43:09 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
My head hurts.
pinkpikmin · 1 points · Posted at 01:48:12 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Why is there a Soviet general
FendersAreGreat · 1 points · Posted at 01:53:28 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It sounds like they hit the center button for the predictive text to make the entire quote.
Sobriquet20 · 1 points · Posted at 01:53:43 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Commas!
cupcaketay88 · 1 points · Posted at 01:56:36 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
It took me 7 times of reading this to actually understand it
NOFEEZ · 1 points · Posted at 01:58:08 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I'm just getting off a 16-hour and this literally took me 5 read-thrus to understand... punctuation is key.
Ryulightorb · 1 points · Posted at 02:05:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I understood it the second time reading it whilst bad it isnt that bad
stevo3001 · 1 points · Posted at 02:06:28 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Every other commercial is a variation on 'you do you'. This is not a good one
bigpopcorn89 · 1 points · Posted at 02:07:07 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Ambiguous
bsend · 1 points · Posted at 02:22:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Don't do what Donnie don't does
recipe_pirate · 1 points · Posted at 02:23:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel like I'm having a stroke.
CaptainObvious · 1 points · Posted at 02:31:16 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I said no such thing!
highlyannoyed1 · 1 points · Posted at 02:39:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
That ad can Do Me....
OninjacowO · 1 points · Posted at 02:41:27 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Dont worry took me about 3 reads to get it straight
candyfloose · 1 points · Posted at 02:45:02 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
God this is genuine world salad
Rodry2808 · 1 points · Posted at 02:59:10 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Old marketing men trying to make meme humor
plastiic-cake · 1 points · Posted at 02:59:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I had to read this four times to understand it
SuitSoup · 1 points · Posted at 03:10:30 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
More like Captain Dipshit
vodka_berry95 · 1 points · Posted at 03:17:54 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I thought I was having a stroke when I read this
argusromblei · 1 points · Posted at 03:58:46 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Getting an art director to approve a copy idea like this is copywriter porn, I hate it
agwrailway · 1 points · Posted at 04:06:30 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
The whole Captain Obvious was originally done as Mr Obvious on the Bob and Tom radio show.
pattyforever · 1 points · Posted at 04:09:44 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
i'm too drunk for this
Riotsquad9000 · 1 points · Posted at 04:38:47 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Cryptic
UVtears · 1 points · Posted at 04:40:03 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Captain Not-so-Obvious
frigginawesomeimontv · 1 points · Posted at 05:25:24 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Is that Roy Keane??
MistakesTasteGreat · 1 points · Posted at 05:38:45 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Yes it does. It should say "something says".
feared_rear_admiral · 1 points · Posted at 05:46:40 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Man door hand hook car door.
FatKid127 · 1 points · Posted at 06:11:29 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Honestly I tried tobread this but gave up
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:25:02 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
MY EYES
KangaRod · 1 points · Posted at 09:57:47 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Fuck hotels.com
We booked a “hotel” through them that turned out to be like an AirBnB style condo which was absolutely terrible accommodation and then the “owner” of the condo decided to just try and steal $2000 from my buddy’s credit card.
They claimed it is an extra $50 per person per night that stays in the suite and were holding our $2000 damage deposit ransom until we paid the $500 bill (even though there wasn’t any extra people staying in the apartment.)
Hotels.com completely hung us out to dry and wouldn’t do anything.
swoopae · 1 points · Posted at 11:05:11 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/fellowkids "captain obvious" 🤔
54oote · 1 points · Posted at 12:11:03 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feel the same way about these ads as I do about most dank memes... maybe I don't understand, or maybe the joke is not funny, but I don't care enough to stop and figure it out.
memebaron · 1 points · Posted at 12:26:12 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
This hurts
jakester0565 · 1 points · Posted at 12:50:01 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
WHAT......WHAT THE F$K
Th3McL0v1n · 1 points · Posted at 19:58:14 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Hmmmmmmmm
Tinker-Knight · 1 points · Posted at 20:39:58 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I think it would be better with different lining:
Nothing says Hotels.com
lets you do you
like this quote that says Hotels.com
lets you do you
DrWhammo · 1 points · Posted at 23:19:57 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
ooooooh I finally get it, they really need to use quotation marks
wallefan01 · 1 points · Posted at 02:18:32 on May 11, 2018 · (Permalink)
somewhat relevant xkcd
happyasclam666 · 1 points · Posted at 22:12:19 on May 11, 2018 · (Permalink)
+
prettygoodcoffee · 1 points · Posted at 16:20:53 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/engrish
AltmerAssPorn · -1 points · Posted at 16:31:08 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
OP can't read
Gtim66 · 1 points · Posted at 18:22:23 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
I feeil like if they made them two separate paragraphs it wouldn't be as confusing lol
DrLee_PHD · 0 points · Posted at 21:18:43 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
That’s some bad copywriting, that is.
snipers501 · -1 points · Posted at 22:16:12 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
r/titlegore
Skull_torn · 1 points · Posted at 05:26:08 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
What's wrong with the title?
snipers501 · 2 points · Posted at 11:51:10 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I mean not the title of the post, but kinda the text in the photo, I see your confusion
Skull_torn · 2 points · Posted at 12:38:53 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ah I get ya. Title gore is only for post titles
snipers501 · 1 points · Posted at 12:53:15 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Ok got you. What’s a good sub for things like the one in the post?
Skull_torn · 2 points · Posted at 13:13:17 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
Pretty much this one, I guess haha may be another, though I've not seen it yet.
notimportant76 · -1 points · Posted at 23:37:19 on May 9, 2018 · (Permalink)
this is crappy design, don't you guys think?
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 02:36:14 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
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Every time someone posts a picture, a gif, a video, a screenshot, or just anything really that involves some kind of "corporate" thing - A video game, a logo, or probably just even the town hall of a city given how overboard you dummies go, you have to /r/HailCorporate it.
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DXGypsy · 1 points · Posted at 02:59:50 on May 10, 2018 · (Permalink)
I love this automod