Too Many Symbols - Not Enough Words

Poor Richard · 12-07-2022, 06:13 PM

A picture is worth 1000 words, is it not?

garysanfran · 12-07-2022, 06:32 PM

In my world, out here on the left-coast in a corrected environment for everyone. All printed material is in about 100 different languages. Gotta accommodate everyone you know.

Any appliances needing written words will not be understood by a large percentage of the population if written in English only.

Now you can make an appliance in any country, for any country.

Outdoorsman · 12-07-2022, 06:58 PM

Cave Men used to use pictures to tell a story...

Progress?

SailinAway · 12-07-2022, 09:13 PM

What's a microwave?

Descant · 12-07-2022, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SailinAway

What's a microwave?

That's what the Russian use top spy on our embassies. With some patience the microwaves can pop popcorn. Imagine what they do to your circulatory system!

tis · 12-08-2022, 08:56 AM

I totally agree. I sometimes understand a foreign language better than some of these symbols.

ApS · 12-12-2022, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poor Richard

A picture is worth 1000 words, is it not?

Pictures have come to our highways, but I worry what the sign "Wrong Way" means to drivers from afar...

12-07-2022, 06:32 PM	#2
garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,577 Thanks: 675 Thanked 682 Times in 348 Posts	In my world, out here on the left-coast in a corrected environment for everyone. All printed material is in about 100 different languages. Gotta accommodate everyone you know. Any appliances needing written words will not be understood by a large percentage of the population if written in English only. Now you can make an appliance in any country, for any country. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

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12-07-2022, 06:13 PM	#1
Poor Richard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: The humbling river Posts: 304 Thanks: 42 Thanked 80 Times in 57 Posts	A picture is worth 1000 words, is it not?

12-07-2022, 06:58 PM	#3
Outdoorsman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 836 Thanks: 116 Thanked 211 Times in 133 Posts	Cave Men used to use pictures to tell a story... Progress?

12-07-2022, 09:13 PM	#4
SailinAway Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 991 Thanks: 256 Thanked 280 Times in 169 Posts	What's a microwave?

12-08-2022, 08:56 AM	#6
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,759 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	I totally agree. I sometimes understand a foreign language better than some of these symbols.