MakersHourQuestionsQ5: This ‘dishcloth’ thing came about from my misreading last week. What funny or confusing misreadings, potential or actual, have you had in your making? Instructions, measurements, or whatever you casually read during your projects.
AndyQ5: This ‘dishcloth’ thing came about from my misreading last week. What funny or confusing misreadings, potential or actual, have you had in your making? Instructions, measurements, or whatever you casually read during your projects.
A5: Not making related but a group of us were out one night, many years ago and I was standing outside a bar looking at the sign which said “HOGSHEAD”. I obviously had a confused look on my face as a mate asked me what was up. My response was ‘what’s a hog-shead?’ (pronounced ‘sheed’) and he just stared at me as if I had seven eyes.
Janet@Andy @MakersHour I remember shopping with my son when he was young enough to be newly reading everything. He suddenly asked why ‘Men Swear’? I started a long explanation about some words just being for the playground only to realise the sign said ‘Menswear’!!
@Janet_52square @MakersHour I was somewhat older than that…
Iris Young (he/they/she) (PhD)@Andy this reminds me of when I asked a British colleague referring to a castle ("kah-sle"), what a CARsle was.
In the German system "sh" and "th" are not phonemes, but multi-word-monstrosities-packed-down-into-a-single-word can have parts ending in s or t followed by parts starting with h, and I'm starting to get used to it but it was a major footgun early on.