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Here’s a few observations about the word “copywriter.”
1) Copywriter is a weird word. Actually, it’s the “copy” part that is weird. In the marketing/advertising biz, the text is called “copy.” But the text is not copied, it’s original. “Copy” never made sense to me.
2) You’d think that by now a copywriter out there would have thought of a better name for their profession. They are WRITING after all.
3) Chicagoans say it “CAAAA-PEE.” I’m gonna make a concerned effort to say it “coo-pee.” As in, “Darling, is the coo-pee prepared yet?”
4) If a copywriter writes copy, does a staff writer write staff?
haha the chicago accent im going down to FLARIDA to play a round of GALF. or like a Casio keyboard or watch caaaaaaaaaa-sio i dont think i say caaa-pee i think i say caugh-pee though the word copywriter might have older roots than we realize, especially going back to pre printing press days when one would have to copy books by hand.
I suppose “staff” is better than “staph.” I prefer “text printed with a neat sans-serif font” myself.