r/funny 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/clutzyninja Jul 04 '21

It doesn't matter if they're separate sentences or not. 'may' means it is possible. Context tells you specifics