Warning - Pedant alert

[whole diary]

[JayMac]

At a certain station in Somerset:



Can anyone explain why the platform number needs parentheses?

Oh, and shouldn't that irregular plural possessive have an apostrophe?

[Chris from Nailsea]

No, and Yes. 

[JayMac]

Not having a punt as to the location, Chris? 

[thetrout]

Ssssssssssssssh! Don't make it obvious

[Chris from Nailsea]

As I posted previously: 'No, and Yes.' 

[devon_metro]

I question the lack of plural on Gents Toilet(s), how many toilets are there at this particular station in Somerset?

[thetrout]

That depends on how you look at it.

In terms of rooms containing Gentlemens Toilets for use by Passengers... 2

But number of gentlemens passenger toilets from memory = 3 Cubicals, 3 Porcelain Urinals and 1 Trough Urinal...

/Don't like being able to remember that!

[Red Squirrel]

Harrumph! Given the topic, I feel the need to point out that:

1. We seem to repeating the unforgiveable omission of the possessive apostrophe;
2. Isn't it 'cubicle?'.

Eek! Let's hope no-one spots the edit...

[JayMac]

Bottom right hand corner. How am I supposed to read the instructions if I can't remove the leaflet?

[thetrout]

Similar to the sign on the Disabled Loo at Bristol Temple Meads on Platform 3!

"This door must remain shut at all times"

Pity... I couldn't find an open window or ventilation grill!

[JayMac]

Regularly announced from the buffet on FGW^▸ (First Great Western) HSTs^▸ (High Speed Train):

".... and a fully licensed bar."

When it is anything but. No license is required to sell alcohol on trains.

[thetrout]

Deliberately ignored this sign at the exit of a Local Pub! Why on earth would I leave my cell phone behind on the way out?!!

[thetrout]

And with the above if I wanted to be truly pedantic. I complied fully with the sign, as I wasn't carrying a Mobile Phone

Mobile Phones are Cordless DECT phones for the PSTN (Public switching telephone network) network (BT / Virgin Media lines)

Cell Phones connect to Cell Towers, hence the name Cellphone. However a lot of people think this is the American name. Whilst it is heard alot more in America, Cellphone is the correct term AIUI^▸ (as I understand it).

Another, similar misconception is the term Broadband. This is associated with high speed Internet when the definition is anything but. Broadband is the frequency in which the High Speed Internet Access is delivered down a BT style telephone line, which is much higher than the frequency used for a telephone call. The reason you have a filter on these lines is because the two can interfere with each other.

The correct term for this technology depends on the service you have, as there are different options. But you are mostly likely going to be using: ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) however more recently there is VDSL (Very-high-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) commonly known as BT Infinity or Openreach Fibre.

[Red Squirrel]

Mobile Phones are Cordless DECT phones for the PSTN (Public switching telephone network) network (BT / Virgin Media lines)

Cell Phones connect to Cell Towers, hence the name Cellphone. However a lot of people think this is the American name. Whilst it is heard alot more in America, Cellphone is the correct term AIUI^▸ (as I understand it).

'Correct' can be a moot point, but the British English term for a portable telephone which connects to the cellular network is 'mobile phone' (see http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/mobile-phone?q=mobile+phone). All the major UK^▸ (United Kingdom) networks use the term 'mobile', including O2 (which came closest to the US terminolgy in its previous incarnation as CellNet).

Personally I have never before heard anyone refer to a cordless phone as a 'mobile phone' either, though I would have to agree that they can be hard to tell apart sometimes.

[JayMac]

Anyone remember the booby prize on one of Dave Lee Travis's Radio 1 phone-in quizzes?

A phoneless cord.

i.e. a length of string.