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,...
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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”...
A la carte buffet
If you thought “a la carte” was the opposite of “buffet”, think again! I think the idea is that you pay a fixed price (in this case $25), and then you get to request...
Accumulative Man Hours
This is a sign at the entrance to a construction site on West Coast Road at Clementi Woods Park. I’m happy that there have not been any accidents. I know that because the number...
Cutleries Station
I took this (lousy) photo of a sign that says “Cutleries Station” at Soup Spoon in Novena. In modern standard British and American English, “cutleries” is not a word. (Neither is “equipments”.) What makes...
Everyday vs. every day
My husband and I sometimes eat at Wild Honey. On our last visit, I was struck by this error on their new menu: OPEN EVERYDAY FROM 9AM It should say: OPEN EVERY DAY FROM...
Keep sight of your personal belongings
This is a photo of a sign in a toilet stall in the Lot One shopping mall. It says: Dear Shopper, Please keep sight of your personal belongings while in the toilet. For assistance,...
Dispose vs. dispose of
This bathroom sign says: Kindly dispose sanitary pads in the sanitary bins provided. Please do not throw them into the toilet bowl as it will choke the sewage sewerage. Thank you for your co-operation....