RE: poor/misleading signage

["Lauren" <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>]

I would be a little miffed if I was a construction worker there.  "What! I'm
only worth $7500!!! My hunk-o-junk truck is worth more than that."

Sigh...

Lauren
 

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> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On 
> Behalf Of Melissa Nelson
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:19 AM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: poor/misleading signage
> 
> My favorite misleading sign is one they put out in Michigan 
> every summer 
> during construction reminding people that it is against the 
> law to kill 
> construction workers with your car... It says "Kill a 
> construction worker 
> $7500 and 15 years in prison." Something about it has a 
> marketing tone and I 
> feel like it is saying "For a mere $7500 and 15 years in 
> prison, you may 
> kill a construction worker." I always get the urge to haggle 
> and see if I 
> can kill two for only $14,000 and 25 years or something. It 
> is very badly 
> written.
> 
> Then again...my ex was a construction worker...so I can never 
> tell if I am 
> just over-editing...or if I just need a really good shrink! :)
> 
> Melissa
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Milan Davidovic <shl_ctf -at- yahoo -dot- ca>
> >To: Susan Hogarth <hogarth -at- gmail -dot- com>, Techwr-l 
> ><techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> >Subject: Re: poor/misleading signage
> >Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:12:50 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >--- Susan Hogarth <hogarth -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > > But it COULD mean:
> > >
> > > "Weapons concealed, or otherwise are prohibited on
> > > these premises"
> >
> >I don't think that the "rules" of English grammar
> >(such as they are) allow you to make an elliptical
> >clause by dropping "must be":
> >
> >"Weapons [must be] concealed, or otherwise are
> >prohibited on these premises.
> >
> >Or did you have something else in mind?
> >
> >Milan
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