Reddit Corporate Ads Saying "Tix"

[Zwielicht]

I like to take note of any strategies used in ads, even ads I'm not interested in like this M3GAN one.

In this particular ad, I noticed they put "tix" instead of tickets. This is now the third time I've seen a movie advertise itself and use the word "tix".

Personally, I've never met anyone who used "tix" instead of tickets.

I looked into a bit and found out that "Tix" was a now-removed currency in Roblox, so I'm guessing some corporate advertisers saw this and thought it was just some widespread slang the kids use for movie tickets.

I also asked ChatGPT, and this is what it had to say:

I don't know about you, but these ads really give off "How do you do, fellow kids" vibes.

 

[polecat]

If someone said that to me I be thinking they talking about Twix but said it wrong for example if I was still a shop manager some person said to me sell them a Twix.

 

[Zwielicht]

If someone said that to me I be thinking they talking about Twix but said it wrong for example if I was still a shop manager some person said to me sell them a Twix.

To me, it sounds like “ticks”, as in the parasite.

 

[roydan]

It's these gen gamma guys like @Rem who can't type an entire word so they end up with something like /s and expect everybody to read their thoughts via wifi.

 

[polecat]

To me, it sounds like “ticks”, as in the parasite.

I could imagine that being a issue as well.

 

[Rem]

It's these gen gamma guys like @Rem who can't type an entire word so they end up with something like /s and expect everybody to read their thoughts via wifi.

wot d0 u m3@n?

but seriously, most of that came from the era of flip/nokia phones where shortening words to sms was much easier
cuz of sms limits & $ and just much easier to type

 

[roydan]

wot d0 u m3@n?

but seriously, most of that came from the era of flip/nokia phones where shortening words to sms was much easier
cuz of sms limits & $ and just much easier to type

Don't blame it on us!
We said awesome words like gr8, not tix!!

 

[Rem]

Don't blame it on us!
We said awesome words like gr8, not tix!!

nah
you boomers made it up

tix — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik

All the words

www.wordnik.com

kinda your fault

 

[Zwielicht]

Don't blame it on us!
We said awesome words like gr8, not tix!!

nah
you boomers made it up

tix — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik

All the words

www.wordnik.com

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kinda your fault

Every time I read “tix”, I cringe.

I think this is what they call a pet peeve.

 

[UnusualSubstance]

 

[Outlaw]

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can't believe you got there first handsome

 

[roydan]

nah
you boomers made it up

tix — definition, examples, related words and more at Wordnik

All the words

www.wordnik.com

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kinda your fault

I'll give them that..

 

[Zwielicht]

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Support desk tix.

 

[Michaeldoods]

Sounds to me like they’re trying really hard to fit in. Just makes them sound desperate.

 

[SilverClouds]

I just can't with this thread