plexus@toot.cat replies with riff on US signage habits
2 Sep 20 1:09 AM · 4d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 2
Replying to the original post, plexus@toot.cat comments on American signs' tendency toward large all-caps text and abbreviations, citing "thru" and a sign reading "BREAKDOWN BOXES" as examples.
“There's something about signs in the US, they have to scream, they have to have that big bold all caps type, and they'll take any linguistic shortcut so they can then make the type bigger.”
plexus@toot.catjd@ottawa.place Original posterplexus@toot.cat Replier
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RE: https:// ottawa.place/@jd/1172991994846 14581 There's something about signs in the US, they have to scream, they have to have that big bold all caps type, and they'll take any linguistic shortcut so they can then make the type bigger. Like spelling "through" as "thru". A sign in the trash room of my partner's old building had a sign that said…
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RE: https:// ottawa.place/@jd/1172991994846 14581 (Please use the barbeque conveniently provided outside.)
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RE: https:// ottawa.place/@jd/1172991994846 14581 If you can roll 'em, you can smoke 'em.
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