http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Chris L Mon, 25 May 2009 21:28:23 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-719 Wouldn't it be even simpler to just say it is in the southwest corner. I don't think it matters that it was somewhere else...its there now. Wouldn't it be even simpler to just say it is in the southwest corner. I don't think it matters that it was somewhere else…its there now.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Chris L Mon, 25 May 2009 14:28:23 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-447 Wouldn't it be even simpler to just say it is in the southwest corner. I don't think it matters that it was somewhere else...its there now. Wouldn't it be even simpler to just say it is in the southwest corner. I don't think it matters that it was somewhere else…its there now.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-270 carrie Wed, 06 May 2009 20:07:47 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-270 I saw that sign and, yeah, it's super clear. I found where I needed to go right away, although I'm perpetually disoriented inside the MGM. "Currently" is a pet peeve of mine, though. I'd have to nix it. I saw that sign and, yeah, it’s super clear. I found where I needed to go right away, although I’m perpetually disoriented inside the MGM.
“Currently” is a pet peeve of mine, though. I’d have to nix it.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1739 carrie Wed, 06 May 2009 20:07:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-1739 I saw that sign and, yeah, it's super clear. I found where I needed to go right away, although I'm perpetually disoriented inside the MGM. "Currently" is a pet peeve of mine, though. I'd have to nix it. I saw that sign and, yeah, it’s super clear. I found where I needed to go right away, although I’m perpetually disoriented inside the MGM.
“Currently” is a pet peeve of mine, though. I’d have to nix it.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Brian E Kirby Wed, 06 May 2009 13:29:55 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-271 Don't know if this is strictly an NYC thing or not, but I recently noticed that the signs near the Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel have been changed from "Alternate Merge" to "Take Turns Merging." Guess someone at the DOT finally realized that "alternate" has two different (or, you might say, alternate) meanings and that the word choice wasn't optimal. Don’t know if this is strictly an NYC thing or not, but I recently noticed that the signs near the Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel have been changed from “Alternate Merge” to “Take Turns Merging.”
Guess someone at the DOT finally realized that “alternate” has two different (or, you might say, alternate) meanings and that the word choice wasn’t optimal.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Brian E Kirby Wed, 06 May 2009 13:29:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-1740 Don't know if this is strictly an NYC thing or not, but I recently noticed that the signs near the Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel have been changed from "Alternate Merge" to "Take Turns Merging." Guess someone at the DOT finally realized that "alternate" has two different (or, you might say, alternate) meanings and that the word choice wasn't optimal. Don’t know if this is strictly an NYC thing or not, but I recently noticed that the signs near the Jersey-bound Holland Tunnel have been changed from “Alternate Merge” to “Take Turns Merging.”
Guess someone at the DOT finally realized that “alternate” has two different (or, you might say, alternate) meanings and that the word choice wasn’t optimal.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Nick Gould Wed, 06 May 2009 12:37:43 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-272 I think combining the written directions with the attempt at mapping (the arrow) was a bit much. It's hard to know how helpful (or not) the arrow really is without knowing the space - i.e. how hard is it for me to see or get to the SW corner. As an aside, have you ever noticed that residents of different states / cities seem to have different relationships with compass directions? Here in NYC we never use N/S/E/W - but in LA, for example, it's very common. I think combining the written directions with the attempt at mapping (the arrow) was a bit much. It’s hard to know how helpful (or not) the arrow really is without knowing the space – i.e. how hard is it for me to see or get to the SW corner.
As an aside, have you ever noticed that residents of different states / cities seem to have different relationships with compass directions? Here in NYC we never use N/S/E/W – but in LA, for example, it’s very common.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1741 Nick Gould Wed, 06 May 2009 12:37:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-1741 I think combining the written directions with the attempt at mapping (the arrow) was a bit much. It's hard to know how helpful (or not) the arrow really is without knowing the space - i.e. how hard is it for me to see or get to the SW corner. As an aside, have you ever noticed that residents of different states / cities seem to have different relationships with compass directions? Here in NYC we never use N/S/E/W - but in LA, for example, it's very common. I think combining the written directions with the attempt at mapping (the arrow) was a bit much. It’s hard to know how helpful (or not) the arrow really is without knowing the space – i.e. how hard is it for me to see or get to the SW corner.
As an aside, have you ever noticed that residents of different states / cities seem to have different relationships with compass directions? Here in NYC we never use N/S/E/W – but in LA, for example, it’s very common.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Meghan Wilker Wed, 06 May 2009 03:52:03 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-273 And they didn't use Comic Sans! A small, but important, victory. And they didn’t use Comic Sans!
A small, but important, victory.

]]> http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1742 Meghan Wilker Wed, 06 May 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://blog.braintraffic.com/2009/05/useful-copy-in-the-real-world/#comment-1742 And they didn't use Comic Sans! A small, but important, victory. And they didn’t use Comic Sans!
A small, but important, victory.

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