Oh, I'm so glad you can make out the random tilde! I was wishing I'd taken a closer shot.
I just didn't get this sign. And what must the folks at the printing company have thought when they got THAT order? "I'd like 5 ellipses after 'please' and a tilde mark after 'use.' Oh, and quotation marks too, of course."
LOL - I have frequently considered changing careers to pursue my dream of proofreading signs and menus. I think there is a gold mine to be made in chinese menus alone - the one in front of me now states "All Dishes are served with Steamed Sauce on the Side" (caps theirs).
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Things I see a lot: silica gel "do not eat"; hair dryer labels; inside the bus "do not drill"; Wal-mart sign about IDs; coffee machine with "2" cup sizes; employees must "wash hands"; that failblog post.
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Could be the word "don't".
Something Shatner-esque about the phrasing "Please.... Use - Trash Cans"!
Oh, I'm so glad you can make out the random tilde! I was wishing I'd taken a closer shot.
I just didn't get this sign. And what must the folks at the printing company have thought when they got THAT order? "I'd like 5 ellipses after 'please' and a tilde mark after 'use.' Oh, and quotation marks too, of course."
LOL - I have frequently considered changing careers to pursue my dream of proofreading signs and menus. I think there is a gold mine to be made in chinese menus alone - the one in front of me now states "All Dishes are served with Steamed Sauce on the Side" (caps theirs).
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