This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Naturally Yogurt Flavor
Aug
27
2012
[happy music]
Hello again everyone! Welcome to another episode of Hyphen-Man!
[suspenseful music]
Today’s case involves a box. A cereal box. See for yourselves:
Transcript – the box says:
Sweetened Whole Grain Oat Cereal
with a Naturally Yogurt Flavored Coating
Only Hyphen-Man can clear this mess!
Little does he suspect that the evil masterminds are trying to distract him by adding “ly” to words that don’t need it.
[faster suspenseful music]
“Naturally Yogurt?” he questions. “Yogurt is a noun – it shouldn’t be modified by an adverb!”
“Adjective-Man!” he calls. “I need your help!”
Hyphen-Man rushes to add a hyphen between Yogurt and Flavored while Adjective-Man arrives and starts removing the “ly”.
The trap worked! They continue their tasks, not realizing the words should have been rearranged first…
[commercial break]
Should it be “Natural Yogurt-Flavored Coating” or “Natural-Yogurt Flavored Coating” or “Naturally-Flavored Yogurt Coating”? Oh, the choices, the ambiguity, the tension!
Tune in next week, when Hyphen-Man fixes the phrase “Sweetened Whole Grain Oat Cereal”!
So I was left alone and saw this great vision; yet no strength was left in me, for my natural color turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength.
Daniel 10:8
This little article thingy was written by Some Guy sometime around 6:23 am and has been carefully placed in the Marketing category.
August 27th, 2012 at 11:51 am
Since your last one, I read all packaging differently.
August 27th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
And now they’re going to start bothering you, right?
I’ve done my job then.