Sign's With punctuation Error's

[Silver Fox]

On the road leading to my local Leisure Lakes bike shop, someone has installed a 'professionally' made sign that reads " SMILE YOUR ON CAMERA"

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

OMG; I just typed that in...

...I am at work

sorry...

Don't worry, I used to be the person that had to check these sites out and report what needed reporting and all I can say is that the single worst place for this was a boarding school where the students got given school laptops... I saw more 'interesting content' working in a boarding school than I ever did working for the armed forces.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

But there is a way a right way to start a sentence with a conjunction, and a wrong way

And your point is?

Have any of you read the "Dear John" letter illustrating how drastically punctuation can change meaning? Here it is, in case you haven't:

One way to write the letter:

Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours?
Jane

... and the other:

Dear John:
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we're apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours,
Jane

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Builder's vans listing what they do often go half and half. They seem happy with extensions but then then go for hot tub's. Then record shops seem to insist on CD's and anything with initals having to have one.

Yes there are worse things in the world but we can forget about them if we just stick to the silly little things.

CD's is technically correct…

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

CD's is technically correct…

It's not a contraction or possessive so the most I'd say is that, like the 80's, it's tolerated. But like the 80s it's also good to be able to put it behind you.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

But like the 80s it's also good to be able to put it behind you.

A decade well worth forgetting.

 

[swee'pea99]

Just received from my daughter, as one of 'The 28 Most Ironic Things That Have Ever Happened:

The rest are pretty good too - http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/most-ironic-things-that-have-ever-happened

 

[Matthew_T]

On the road leading to my local Leisure Lakes bike shop, someone has installed a 'professionally' made sign that reads " SMILE YOUR ON CAMERA"

Sometimes it isnt obvious to some people. Even the massive camera on my head gets missed sometimes.

 

[Silver Fox]

Sometimes it isnt obvious to some people. Even the massive camera on my head gets missed sometimes.

Your You're not wrong there Matthew.

 

[Over The Hill]

CD's is technically correct…

I do see that it looks slightly naked without but cannot find a reason to put it there as it is not indicating a missing letter or ownership.

Records and CD's is just wrong but oddly "Record" is istself missing its "ing" so perhaps has more merit in having one.
I will fly the flag for CDs, LPs and 80s!!

 

[swee'pea99]

Dos & don'ts?

'Strictly' correct, certainly, but people almost always use:

Do's & don'ts

...and with good reason. Nothing missing, no possession...it just reads more easily. That works for me.

 

[Herr-B]

Call me a pedant but 80s should have an apostrophe at the beginning - '80s.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I do see that it looks slightly naked without but cannot find a reason to put it there as it is not indicating a missing letter or ownership.

Records and CD's is just wrong but oddly "Record" is istself missing its "ing" so perhaps has more merit in having one.
I will fly the flag for CDs, LPs and 80s!!

Aah... Records . Don't forget to mention EPs, 45s, 78s, etc.

 

[Over The Hill]

Dos & don'ts?

'Strictly' correct, certainly, but people almost always use:

Do's & don'ts

...and with good reason. Nothing missing, no possession...it just reads more easily. That works for me.

You probably have hit the nail on the head.
On the one hand we have the rules, with tricky words and some words that look odd.
On the other hand we throw away the rule book and do as we like to make it look OK.

The third way is of course to follow the Americans who opt for "Donut" and "Color". This manages to correct an oddness but then look more odd in the process.

 

[tyred]

The third way is of course to follow the Americans who opt for "Donut" and "Color". This manages to correct an oddness but then look more odd in the process.

I'll only pay attention to America when they work out that cars have bonnets, not hoods.