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We all remember those websites for things like "pen island" where the name is open to another alternative.

Well I've just seen an advert on TV for a hair product to help women make their hair look bigger. The name of the product is clearly intended to be "bump its" but the typography is "bumpits" and I can't help thinking that it's open to another interpretation.


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I don't get the "bump its" terminology to add volume to hair. Is this a British English connotation, or am I missing something?
 
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I was considering more what happens if you place the space after the m instead of the p.


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I've noticed more and more "trendy" types using a Greek lambda in place of a Roman "A." For example, there's now a Korean car called a "Kil." Truth in advertising, perhaps?


It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. -J. Krishnamurti
 
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I was considering more what happens if you place the space after the m instead of the p.
Yes, I got that. But I wondered what the original "bump its" means.
 
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