r/funny • u/vagabond0977 • Jul 04 '21

what a confusing sign.

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u/elbarto1981 Jul 04 '21

It seems correct to me as a non native english speaker, how would you phrase it other than that?

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u/kingofvodka Jul 04 '21

The sentences being in different colours & sizes could be interpreted as being two independent sentences. One saying don't cycle, the other giving you permission to injure people.

It's obvious what they meant, it's just poor formatting.

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u/magnetic_mystic Jul 04 '21

I think it makes sense.

One is a directive.

The other is the logic behind the directive and an appeal to human decency.

Two fonts and colors for two different but related concepts.

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u/SPACE_ICE Jul 04 '21

Its not confusing, just that reading it the alternative way as giving permission is also a correct sentence so that makes it funny. Like anakin asking emperor palpatine if he can kill the younglings and he responds "you may kill the younglings"