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Re: Google Web Designer (2013)

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Post by dannypgh » Sat, Dec 17, 2016, 8:03 PM UTC

logicallee wrote: post #143

dannypgh wrote: post #130

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"Creative" is a well established commonly used term from the publidging and advertising worlds. Definition #2 at https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/creative#Noun

Your definition defines it as an uncountable noun (like bread - a slice of bread - a loaf of bread, not "give me two breads"). But below in this thread I asked for example usages and the person I asked said: >"We have to work on the creatives to show to the client next week." That does not match the definition you just linked. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/creative#Noun it says "creatives" are people "some of the…

That's a philosophical question based on whether you hold a descriptive few of language or not.

"Creative" as a noun meaning content shown in a single advertisement with the plural of "creatives" is definitely in use in the places I've worked, which include a magazine/traditional publisher and a silicon valley tech company that has a large market share of the advertising industry.

Re: Google Web Designer (2013)

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Post by logicallee » Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 2:13 AM UTC

dannypgh wrote: post #151

logicallee wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your definition defines it as an uncountable noun (like bread - a slice of bread - a loaf of bread, not "give me two breads"). But below in this thread I asked for example usages and the person I asked said: >"We have to work on the creatives to show to the client next week." That does not match the definition you just linked. https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/creative#Noun it says "creatives" are people "some of the…

That's a philosophical question based on whether you hold a descriptive few of language or not. "Creative" as a noun meaning content shown in a single advertisement with the plural of "creatives" is definitely in use in the places I've worked, which include a magazine/traditional publisher and a silicon valley tech company that has a large market share of the advertising industry.

thanks - I would say the wiktionary entry probably needs updating in that case.

Re: Google Web Designer (2013)

#153

Post by logicallee » Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 2:13 AM UTC

cbr wrote: post #144

logicallee wrote: post #126

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Thanks. So what is the meaning of your third example? It's distinct from "Can you pull that creative"? In other words what is an "ad for a creative", as that is your third sentence? The others are clear.

"Can you pull that creative?" would mean basically the same thing, and is probably what someone would say. I included "ads for" to try and clarify that the actual things you're taking down are the ads.

thanks