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  • Eco-copywriting

    I write copy for an eco-friendly on-line store (www.greenandmore.com) and I struggle with the "eco" prefix daily. We use it so much, I feel like we're Smurfs but with a twist. Instead of adding "smurf" to every describing word - like "smurferrific" or "smurftastic" - we use "eco-ferrific" and "eco-tastic." It's eco-annoying.

    And then there's the issue of when to use the "-" and when to leave it out. It's times like this when I think, "WWS&WD?" (What would Strunk and White do?) I err on the side of always hyphenated. It's a moral eco-dilemma for sticklers, I tell you.

    Thanks for writing on this pressing eco-language issue. It was an eco-illuminating. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's eco-struggling with this particular eco-issue.On An eco-lexical eco-spasm for the modern eco-age posted 2 years, 1 month ago 12 Responses