TfL use of English
 

My weekly engineering email from Tfl tells me "On Saturday and Sunday,
Farringdon station is closed in order to improve the station."
Well I know it's not the best of stations, but I'd hardly call closing
it an improvement.

TfL use of English
 

On Jan 26, 11:56*am, Basil Jet wrote:
My weekly engineering email from Tfl tells me "On Saturday and Sunday,
Farringdon station is closed in order to improve the station."
Well I know it's not the best of stations, but I'd hardly call closing
it an improvement.

Not many people at TfL can speak good English.
My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

LOROL!!

TfL use of English
 

We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?

--
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981
IF you think this http://bit.ly/u5EP3p is cruel
please sign this http://bit.ly/sKkzEx

---- If it's below this line, I didn't write it ----

TfL use of English
 

In message of Mon,
30 Jan 2012 21:58:00 in uk.transport.london, Paul Cummins usethebl@sted
telephone.invalid writes
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?


On some London Underground platforms, while waiting for a train, I hear
something like "Ladies and gentleman, please stand behind the yellow
line at all times for your safety". How do I comply and board a train?
--
Walter Briscoe

TfL use of English
 

On 2012\01\30 22:43, Walter Briscoe wrote:
In .domain of Mon,
30 Jan 2012 21:58:00 in uk.transport.london, Paul Cumminsusethebl@sted
telephone.invalid writes
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?


On some London Underground platforms, while waiting for a train, I hear
something like "Ladies and gentleman, please stand behind the yellow
line at all times for your safety". How do I comply and board a train?

Has anyone mentioned dogs and escalators yet?

TfL use of English
 

"Walter Briscoe" wrote in message
...

In message of Mon,
30 Jan 2012 21:58:00 in uk.transport.london, Paul Cummins usethebl@sted
telephone.invalid writes
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?


On some London Underground platforms, while waiting for a train, I hear
something like "Ladies and gentleman, please stand behind the yellow
line at all times for your safety". How do I comply and board a train?

I believe you are expected to board the train backwards, thus still being
behind the line.

Peter Smyth

TfL use of English
 

On 30/01/2012 21:58, Paul Cummins wrote:
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?

Ring the bell?

TfL use of English
 

On 1/30/2012 7:10 PM, wrote:
On 30/01/2012 21:58, Paul Cummins wrote:
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?

Ring the bell?

I adore signage in the UK. Getting off the LHR - MAN flight we met a
sign that read "Do not place fud here" So now we know LOL cats work at
MAN airport!

NYC has good ones: Near Washington Sq Park - "Unnecessary Honking
Prohibited"

By nearly every bus stop: "No Standing", also "No Strollers"

Public transportation signage is a culture like no other.

TfL use of English
 

On 1/30/2012 7:10 PM, wrote:
On 30/01/2012 21:58, Paul Cummins wrote:
We were about to embark at Dover, when (Offramp)
came up to me and whispered:

My favourite incomprehensible sign is on most TfL buses:
"..Do not speak to or distract the driver's attention..."

Which used to day "do not speak to the driver or distract his attention
while the vehicle is in motion"

In which case, how do you ask him to stop?

Ring the bell?

Wouldn't that be distracting?

TfL use of English