When will they fix it?

topic posted Sun, March 30, 2008 - 11:53 PM by  Julie
upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...sign.JPG

Does anyone care to Photoshop this one for me?
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Julie
  • Re: When will they fix it?

    Wed, April 2, 2008 - 2:50 AM
    but, but, but: the ellipsoidal construction (four dots, no less!) serves an important role, no? I can actually hear it!

    "Welcome to"
    suspense (a circus drum beat, expectations mount)
    denouement (TadDahh!)
    "Petersborough"
    although I admit that the trailer is a bit of a dramatic let-down, an unprepared understudy.

    Alternatively, we can only speculate on which commonly understood phrase has been eliminated* by the ellipse: I particularily like the "to avoid profanity" option ;)

    * From Wikipedia: "an ellipse is the suppression of a word or phrase that is technically necessary, but either of such minor importance to the thought being conveyed, or so commonly understood, that it can be eliminated while maintaining intelligibility. Ellipse is used for brevity, to render an expression more lively or more forceful, as an idiom, or to avoid profanity."
    • Re: When will they fix it?

      Wed, April 2, 2008 - 2:41 PM
      I like the "avoiding profanity" option too (although I've never been there, it just seems appropriate in this case somehow).

      Thanks to you and Wikipedia for the summary - good to remember the basic uses.
  • Re: When will they fix it?

    Sun, April 6, 2008 - 7:32 PM
    How bad is it that I didn't notice the elipsis (perhaps my brain filtered it, four dots is NOT an ellipisis!!) but I was going to Photoshop you a sign with the last line reading "A good town in which to live"

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