Most people have literacy problems.
They won’t admit to it, but they don’t really understand a lot of what they see before them.
Can you imagine if all toilets were to start using this style of signage? (click to enlarge)
Apr 23
Confusing Signage – Literacy Test
by Michele in humour, Linguistics
5 Responses to “Confusing Signage – Literacy Test”
From Grandad:
That is brilliant!!
Much better than the old ‘Fir’ and ‘Mna’ that are used to confuse tourists!
Bring ‘em on.
From Cormac Moylan:
Are you havin’ a ‘lav’?
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(I bet nobody knows what I mean by that
From frankp:
Cormac, I unfortunately got it, and will now have to ask you to step outside…
From wxFran:
More people have “stupidity” problems than “literacy” problems. Usually the people responsible for the signs – one popular night spot in WX marks the doors “M” and “W”, and of course someone decided to wreak some havoc by turning the signs through 180 degrees…
From michele:
I don’t know if it’s literacy or stupidity …
I’ve found, however, that people do not read simple instructions.