Brown Thomas, Caroline St., Cork
Is the Brown Thomas sign correct as intended? Or is it correct by default?
When I saw the sign first I thought the placement of the apostrophe was incorrect. But if it is ‘delivery’ rather than ‘deliveries’ that is accepted then it appears to read correct as ‘Delivery is accepted’.
But the more the image of the sign rattled about the recesses of my brain, the more I suspected that it was a case of two wrongs making a right.
Generally signs at Stores Entrances refer to ‘deliveries’ not ‘delivery’ – as Eason’s photograph. That is logical as most suppliers will be presenting with more than one item to be delivered and also because more than one delivery will be accepted in a morning.
This jury is still out as to whether the person who drafted or prepared the sign intended to mean ‘deliveries’ or 'Delivery is'.........
When I saw the sign first I thought the placement of the apostrophe was incorrect. But if it is ‘delivery’ rather than ‘deliveries’ that is accepted then it appears to read correct as ‘Delivery is accepted’.
But the more the image of the sign rattled about the recesses of my brain, the more I suspected that it was a case of two wrongs making a right.
Generally signs at Stores Entrances refer to ‘deliveries’ not ‘delivery’ – as Eason’s photograph. That is logical as most suppliers will be presenting with more than one item to be delivered and also because more than one delivery will be accepted in a morning.
This jury is still out as to whether the person who drafted or prepared the sign intended to mean ‘deliveries’ or 'Delivery is'.........
