Tagged: signs
Jang Won’s new sign
Previously, I posted about an “all day available a la carte buffet” at Jang Won. They have a new sign now, and it’s better!
Please push your bicycle across the underpass
This is a grammar post. I think the sign should say: Please push your bicycle through the underpass. I would use “through” because an underpass is basically a tunnel. Not that prepositions necessarily make...
Turn on headlights when raining
I saw this message displayed on a programmable sign over a highway, prefaced by the notation “Georgia Law”. Obviously, the message is Turn on [your] headlights when [it is] raining. The intent is clear,...
Between…to
This sign in the Kent Vale lift says: For children between 6 to 16 years When you have two numbers, you need “between… and”, or “from… to” not “between… to”. For children from 6...
Plural noun adjuncts again
This sign in the lift at Kent Vale says Pre-loved Items Collection Which sounds weird to me because I would have said Pre-loved Item Collection even though obviously they will be collecting more than...
Pierre Cardin and the Apparels of Ecclesiastical Vestments
This sign at OG says: Pierre Cardin apparels Now, I used to think that the word “apparel” had no legitimate plural form, but it appears I was wrong. Google’s dictionary says: However, I don’t...
Dispose your unwanted items
This sign in the Kent Vale lift says: SPRING CLEANING Residents can dispose their unwanted items at 3 locations from 9AM – 5PM It should say “dispose of” for reasons I’ve explained elsewhere. Also,...
Lift Display Panel Notice
From the Office of Housing Services, the folks that brought you the critically acclaimed “Bicycle Clearance Exercise Notice“, comes another exciting announcement! Apparently, residents of Kent Vale Block I can look forward to at...
Plural noun adjuncts
I have seen this sign hundreds of times. It says: 24 Hours Hot Line That’s a perfect example of a plural noun being used to modify another noun, like “cutleries station”, except that “hours”...