I’ve always been fascinated by the way language in general and English in particular gets bent out of shape in the, so called, public forum. And now that I’m always carrying a camera with me on my iPhone, I’ve decided to start documenting some examples of this and posting them here.
To this end, I’ve created a new category on the blog called “Mangled English”. Enjoy!
I’m not exactly above reproach when it comes to my own use of English, so I accept the inherent hypocrisy in this endeavor. I mean no ill-will towards the people who are behind these various oddities. It’s just funny/interesting…
Ok. Here’s the first one:
This is from the restroom of a domestic American Airliner. There are two rather odd implications in this sign.
The first is that is that there is such a thing as reusable toilet tissue. The second is that toilet tissue, is inherently, foreign.
hmmmm…
…stay tuned!
Tags: Air Travel, Language, Travel