Tuesday 9 June 2020

In the News – Why Punctuation Matters

The town of Ludlow in England put up these signs.


There is already a parking restriction. For non-Brits the double yellow lines at the kerb mean “no waiting”. The sign was just to warn motorists that the restriction was being enforced. However a missing full stop between PARKING and ENFORCEMENT gave the sign the completely opposite meaning.



On the subject of road signs I spotting this one on a farm access in Lanarkshire.




2 comments:

  1. Well, the way I see it, you can park there, right?

    Who's Nancy and does she have to go faster than 15 mph?

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    1. People took the sign to mean that the parking restriction were not being enforced. But the Council meant no parking because we are enforcing it.

      As for Nancy – I guess she owns the farm.

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