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e.g.: “What this commercial is trying to sell you won’t make your breath any sweeter, your clothes any<br />

whiter, or your acid indigestion any better. It will just make you more human.” (Business Committee For The<br />

Arts)<br />

4) as sentences having the predicate only in the meaning:<br />

e.g.: “Always Coca-Cola.” (Coca-Cola)<br />

5) as complete sentences:<br />

e.g.: “Victory won’t wait for the nation that’s late” (Big Ben Clocks)<br />

6) as imperative sentences:<br />

e.g.: “Don’t leave home without it.” (American Express Charge Card)<br />

Slogans also express:<br />

a) a balance between similar or dissimilar parts:<br />

e.g.: “The future’s bright. The future’s Orange.” (Orange Mobile Network)<br />

e.g.: “No bottles to break – just hearts.” (Arpege Perfume)<br />

b) reliability:<br />

e.g.: “No nonsense.” (John Smiths)<br />

c) tradition:<br />

e.g.: “Ca odinioară.” (Napolact)<br />

d) quality:<br />

e.g.: “Perfect to you.” (Wella)<br />

e) dynamism:<br />

e.g.: “Keep walking.” (Johnnie Walker)<br />

f) superiority:<br />

e.g.: “Nothing is more effective than Anadin.” (Anadin)<br />

g) naturality:<br />

e.g.: “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Mabelline.” (Mabelline)<br />

h) continuous improvement:<br />

e.g.: “We’re number two. We try harder.” (Avis Rental Car)<br />

i) care for people’s needs and desires:<br />

e.g.: “And all because the lady loves Milk Tray.” (Cadbury’s Milk Tray)<br />

This classification of the slogans shows their characteristics, the way they are formed, what they<br />

express and all in all their purspose to inform and persuade possible clients.<br />

3. Puns and Alliterations in Slogans

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