Spelling of businesses and products |
Number-name
spelling
4 U Employment Agency, Back 2 Back, Four IV Design Consultants, 2 Bad Mice Publishers, Best 4 Glass, Q8
Letter-name
spellings
B-secure Locksmiths, The Four Cs, Esso, Xpert Stationers, EXS, Just FX, Pow-R-Jac, Fax-U-Back Services
Initials
Bejay News, Jaycee Fruits, Essanelle Hair, Emangee Clothing, Teecee Cleaners, Gee Jay’s Pet Marts
Letter
substitutions
'n’ for 'ng': Stormin
Records, Talkin’ Loud
‘n’
for 'and': This ‘N’ That, Heads ‘N’ Extras, Plain n Fancy, Snip
‘N’ Shape, Chris ‘N’ Alice, Roots N Fruits
'ite'
for 'ight': Avonlite, Hi-Liting Ltd, Scotchbrite, Mister Byrite, Rite Bite
Restaurant, Checktite, Nite Star Restaurant, Moorlite Electrical
'hi'
for 'high': Toyota Hi Lux, Hi-Power, Hi-Style, Hi Tec Autos, Hi-Spec
Opticians, Hi-Society UK
'lo' for 'low': Lo Cost Foodstores, Hilo Offset, Lospred
'flo' for 'flow': Flo-Rite, Crossflo, Doorflo, Freflo
'nu' for 'new': Nuchem, Nuvox Electronics, Nu Twist
'a' for 'er/ar': Betaware, ComputaTune, Mastascrew, Supa Shop, Supadriv, Supatravel, Solaglas Windscreens
'o' for 'of': Wood-O-Cork, Cleen-O-Pine, Rentokil
'o' for 'our': Flav-o-Lok, Glamo-Nit
'k' for 'k/ck': Krooklok, Hotpak, Bloc-Kote
Unconventional spellings
Polloneze, Theakston's Old Peculier
Puns
Sam Widges, Andeecrafts, Happy Sole (shoes), Bear Faced Cheek, Curl Up and Dye, The Write Place (stationers)
1920's
American examples (Louise Pound)
Pret-O-Lite, Ra-dee-O, U All Kno After Dinner Mints, Uneeda Biscuit, Phiteezi Shoes, Rinkelaid, U-Rub-It-In
Norwegian Product (cheating a bit)