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Not apostrophe-related, but you just reminded me of a sign I kept seeing at my local hospital a while back. It said (and I took a picture of it, because it bug
by 13of40 3y ago
Not apostrophe-related, but you just reminded me of a sign I kept seeing at my local hospital a while back. It said (and I took a picture of it, because it bugged me so much):
NO PETS
No Dogs or Pets
Trained Guide Dogs or Service Animals Welcome
No dogs or pets are allowed.
When I read this, I imagine a guy with thick glasses and a white lab coat feeding these rules into a wall-sized 1950s computer and smoke coming out.
- kzrdude 3y agoThere is something subtly nostalgic and pleasant with how that notice is written. (The old-fashioned style.)
- oxonia 3y agoHave you ever read ‘The Monkey Wrench’, by Gordon Dickson? https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v47n06_1951-08_MadMaxAU/page/n65/mode/2up?view=theater https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v47n06_1951-08_MadMax...
- mike_hock 3y agoNo dog's or pet's allowed!
- firejake308 3y agoFeels like the same kind of language I use when trying to get ChatGPT to stop doing the thing. Just repeat my negative commands in various, slightly different wordings and hope one of them sticks