'Help others'

This sign is ambiguous without any supporting visuals. The Object needs to be added to make the instruction clearer i.e. 'Please do not help yourself to the push-cart.'

Almost did it

Late entry because I had to go all the way to England and Australia
just to take photos for AAE104.
(Requirement for this statement to be true : Do not look at the dates.)

Almost did what that signboard says(thanks to vandalism) or I would have gained access to that red car. Or have I..?

Hey everyone, like some of us, I did not look for signs in Singapore.
I found the following sign on Photobucket.

I guessing that this sign was probably put up at an exit.

However the irony is, if it is only for Entrance, then why can't people enter? It is as good as telling others that this is a no entry area.

Lynn

Hello I didn't find anything interesting in Singapore but I saw this signboard from the web http://sggeratberlin.blogspot.com/2009/06/very-impact-and-yet-funny-sign-board.html

I think it's funny because of the ambiguity in the sentence.

'Drop your pants here and you will receive prompt attention' can mean that the customer can bring his dirty pants and the shop assistants will attend to him quickly to help him wash his pants.

'Drop your pants here and you will receive prompt attention' can also mean that the customer will receive a lot of stares if he suddenly removes the pants he is wearing =)

- Cheryl

took tis pic when I was still a relief teacher for biology at Chai Chee Secondary. It was at a toilet and I was rather amused by it.

Anyway, I couldn't find any interesting grammar ideas.. but tis should b ok?

The "TO enjoy a fuss free.." is a infinitive to.. this is so as the word that follows after the 'to" is a verb. there is a noun phrase, " a clean and fuss-free toilet" ..of which "toilet" is the head noun, "a" is the determiner and "clean and fuss-free" is a premodifier adjective.

error-free ads. NOT.

Error would be in the word 'your'. Should actually be 'You're'.

Quite a lot of people can't actually differentiate between your and you're, their and they're. Hmms, could it be because they sound similar?

HAHAS! You can eat kids for free! Quite a lot of mistakes in this adverstisement. Should have been 'Kids get to eat for free'. '2 Kids per adult entree off the regular menu'. No idea what they're trying to say. Maybe, 2 kids are allowed to eat for free for every adult who orders from the regular menu? Sounds a little "bo-hua"(not worth it).

Within what? Think they mean proceed inside the shop for more questions.

-Denise Tan

Grammar Errors on Sign

I found this from here.

This is a sign found at Boone, North Carolina.

We have 'caution trails' where 'trails' are being very careful...(haha)
And 'Dog is that must be on leash'!