I was all ready to present this as the well-written counterpoint to the wordy fire exit sign (see adjacent blog entry), but then realized that, though it does get the point across in as few words as possible, it lacks punctuation that would make it truly stellar. Still, it IS just a fire exit sign. I suppose the lack of punctuation is forgivable.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Why we need editors
Every day I walk by two fire doors on the way to work. I can't help but notice the extreme wordiness in contrast to the clear and efficient use of words in the sign on the other fire door a few feet away (see the adjacent blog entry). One has to wonder how this sign ever saw the light of day. Who wrote it? Who edited it? And how about that "instant use" terminology? Sounds like it was borrowed from a moist towelette package.
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