[ExI] Language Changing Before Our Very Eyes

[Emlyn]

Perhaps it said "Caution: Warning signs in English Only."

Emlyn

On 27/05/07, spike <spike66 at comcast.net> wrote:
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> On Thu, 24 May 2007 19:30:42 -0400, Emlyn <emlynoregan at gmail.com> wrote:
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> >> Not quite the same, but "flammable" and "inflammable" must cause
> >> people some confusion at times...
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> >Yes. I recall reading somewhere that for reasons of public safety,
> >"inflammable" was changed intentionally to "flammable" ...
> >The language cops really do exist. :)  -gts
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> This is one of the rare examples where it really does matter.  I mentioned
> here about my experience last summer when my son was being born at Stanford.
> There was a caution sign in Spanish only.  I know the word cuidado means
> caution but I didn't know what I was being cautioned for.  Where were the
> language police?  Should not that be illegal?
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> spike
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