Obviously this is not a direction at all, but a randomly placed practice question for the S.A.T.. The words in red are the "categories" and the reader must determine which one goes with "Chewing in Building". You know, Sesame Street-style. (Apparently they've lowered the bar since I took those exams.)
Yeah, I learned that the quotes form "sixes" before the item, and "nines" after. But this one reads "6696", like it's some sort of secret code, instead of "6969" like it should. For some meaning of "should".
Even if I were to ignore those upside-down and backward UQMs (which I can't), I would interpret this sign to mean that no gum is allowed, but chewing is done in buildings. An interesting policy to advertise.
I just love it when quotation marks point the wrong way . . .
ReplyDeleteObviously this is not a direction at all, but a randomly placed practice question for the S.A.T.. The words in red are the "categories" and the reader must determine which one goes with
ReplyDelete"Chewing in
Building". You know, Sesame Street-style.
(Apparently they've lowered the bar since I took those exams.)
Yeah, I learned that the quotes form "sixes" before the item, and "nines" after. But this one reads "6696", like it's some sort of secret code, instead of "6969" like it should. For some meaning of "should".
ReplyDeleteI've never heard the 6969 trick...nice randal!
ReplyDeleteEven if I were to ignore those upside-down and backward UQMs (which I can't), I would interpret this sign to mean that no gum is allowed, but chewing is done in buildings. An interesting policy to advertise.
ReplyDeleteMmm. "Gum". Yummy.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a nice touch that the gum quotation marks are upside down, that's the best part.
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