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Thread #74681   Message #1304272
Posted By: Nerd
22-Oct-04 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: Misleading signs
Subject: RE: Misleadind signs
"No Smoking allowed" could not be misinterpreted in the way you suggest. The act of not smoking is called "not smoking" not "no smoking," so a sign claiming it was OK not to smoke would have to say "not smoking allowed."