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Yes, absolutely you can throw grammar rules out the window. Machine safety labels need to convey the danger clearly first and foremost. They also need to consider that the audience may not be flu...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:17:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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2019-12-08T05:17:33Z (almost 5 years ago)
Yes, absolutely you can throw grammar rules out the window. Machine safety labels need to convey the danger clearly first and foremost. They also need to consider that the audience may not be fluent or conversant in the language at all. Grammar is largely irrelevant, and simple is always better. As example, here are a collection of safety labels from some Japanese made equipment (installed in North America). I've not included the awkwardly translated text from some of them, and for many it's not even the grammar that's the worst part so much as the vocabulary itself. That said, strong iconography makes the point quite clear in all cases. The wording itself plays second fiddle, really. [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1doxW.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ACeHP.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u4Qxu.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jL9Lm.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BreiO.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1FzUi.jpg)[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hBVzM.jpg)
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-05-28T11:43:34Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 7