Dominick Street Do some people believe that using ‘will’ sounds stronger and more off-putting than using ‘may’? Maybe that is why it is used.
But the car in the photograph did not have a clamp affixed. The driver could have sat into his car and driven off – thus proving the sign incorrect.
Why not say ‘Your car is likely to be clamped’ or ‘Your car may be clamped’?
The use of the word ‘will’ has a connotation that the clamper is lurking behind the corner waiting for an errant parker. But he is not and so every driver knows that if he keeps an eye on his car, he will be back in the car and driven off before any clamp is affixed.
But the car in the photograph did not have a clamp affixed. The driver could have sat into his car and driven off – thus proving the sign incorrect.
Why not say ‘Your car is likely to be clamped’ or ‘Your car may be clamped’?
The use of the word ‘will’ has a connotation that the clamper is lurking behind the corner waiting for an errant parker. But he is not and so every driver knows that if he keeps an eye on his car, he will be back in the car and driven off before any clamp is affixed.
