Writing for the real world
All MUNI buses here in San Francisco have these stickers on their rear doors. I like them because they teach an interesting lesson in writing. As there is no punctuation, those four lines of text in fact create 5 different messages, all of which are contextually relevant to passengers as they stand by those doors.
Doors open inward
Doors open inward for your safety
For your safety do not stand
For your safety do not stand in stepwell
Do not stand in stepwell
Similarly structured sentences can be found on signs in elevators informing you what to do, and not to do, in case of a fire.
Palle
June 12
Lol, thats hilarious!
Better not to “read between the lines” then. ;)