Is there a name for the red circle and slash in a No Smoking sign?
2014年3月9日 · When my daughter asked me and my husband about a No Smoking sign, we explained that it means no cigarettes are allowed. (We had to explain cigarettes to her too.) …
Why "No smoking" works but "Yes smoking" doesn't?
2015年11月4日 · No smoking aloud in the cabing [sic]! W. G. Clark Ollapodiana xxi, in Knickerbocker Dec. 520 . The earliest example of No smoking as an adjective is from 1944 …
Polite way of saying "stop smoking here" [closed]
2019年3月29日 · If people are smoking in a no-smoking area and you are addressing them personally then "Please extinguish your cigarettes" is probably the most polite yet pointed way …
grammatical number - Smoking, drinking and eating are not …
2014年12月2日 · But smoking, drinking or eating (as separate activities) would be ok. Smoking, drinking and eating are not allowed. means that neither smoking, nor drinking, nor eating, is …
word choice - Correct phrase for this kind of parking lot sign ...
2015年12月4日 · However the policy on this is completely inconsistent whether within states (some of which, when last I checked, had a blanket ban on rear to kerb parking) or within …
grammar - Is "Stick no bills" correct English? - English Language ...
2012年8月2日 · Technically "no smoking" and "no turn on red" are fragments, but any listener understands they mean "no smoking is allowed" and "no turn on red is allowed", respectively. …
etymology - When did 'smoking gun' become a set phrase?
2015年9月25日 · 'The chaplain stood with a smoking pistol in his hand,' Checking with Ngram the expression seems to have become popular only from the 70's, probably during the Watergate …
Would/Do you mind...? vs. Will you mind...? - English Language
(1) Would you mind my smoking here? (2) Do you mind my smoking here? (3) Will you mind my smoking here? (??) Is it simply a matter of usage? Or is there some logical explanation for …
Should one use "of" when abbreviating "number of..." using "no."?
2016年10月12日 · Unfortunately, due to the rise of keyboards, the sign '№' has fallen out of use, with its typographical alternative becoming no[.]. This then creates a conflict between the …
synonyms - Word expression to say "Stopped smoking" or "got rid …
2013年2月19日 · You can. Adding the word "bad" is okay. It adds emphasis but it's not necessary. Generally, using the word "kicked" is emphatic on its own that it was some sort of bad habit. …