The picture on its own isn't that great, but with Teri's explanation, it kind of is: While sort of technically correct, when I first saw the sign I thought the quotes did not close. Only upon closer inspection did I discover the close quotes outside the box. Also, I would like to point out that I saw this in August. Which holidays are we celebrating with our niece and nephew exactly?:
Maybe it's left over from Shavuot (Weeks) at the beginning of the summer. Ice cream is traditional because we celebrate the gift of the land of milk and honey. But gift-giving isn't....
ReplyDeletethanks gilanah - that's viable, though still weird.
ReplyDeletethe quotes do make sense here, as it's what's being said (or not)
ReplyDeleteThose "quotes" are not "unnecessary!" In other "words," the text that is "inside" the quotes actually "is" a quote of what "nothing" says! As in:
ReplyDeleteHarold says, "Gimme some ice cream, and make it snappy!"
The quotes are correct. That's fine.
ReplyDeleteBut does NO ONE notice the things itself?! Rather than a basic poster that simply says, Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like blah blah...
Instead, it's the fairly complicated, expensive interactive device of some sort. You change who is having a happy holiday... why? Is that necessary?