Seen this morning in my local cafe:
We humbly beg your apologies.
We are out of white chocolate sauce
until Friday afternoon
and are unable to make the following drinks
[list of drinks omitted]
We are out of white chocolate sauce
until Friday afternoon
and are unable to make the following drinks
[list of drinks omitted]
I hesitated. I ummed and erred. Should I say something? Get snarky at them, asking me to apologize? Should I unleash my inner English teacher?
I decided to be gentle. I tried to point out to the manager (who was also the cashier at that moment) that there was a problem with the sign. Unfortunately, she missed the point, failing completely to see that there was a problem of meaning, not of grammar here. Oh well, perhaps a better inner English teacher will come along later and help her see.
Yours, resisting the snark,
N.
I rather love these quirky signs .... there's one I used the see every day on the way to work ... I've chnaged routes now ... it reads Sweetmeets Available Here. Rather sweet methinks :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a conundrum I face all too often: either I pipe up and say something or risk doing a slow boil as I walk away in silence.
ReplyDeleteI usually walk away at the behest of my wife. She's wise that way, as the poor sap behind the counter usually isn't the one responsible. He/she also likely lacks the ability to do something about it anyway.
I need to be a little more understanding. This language thing of mine gets in the way sometimes :)