Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Can you be more specific??

Recently, I had to travel by Indian Railways to goto my home town. While waiting for the train, I noticed this message on the station's LED message board.

"DO NOT TRAVEL WITHOUT PROPER TICKETS"

My immediate reaction was - What if I do? Wouldn't a more direct message be
"IT IS PUNISHABLE TO TRAVEL WITHOUT TICKETS"

I don't understand the thought process behind these indirect statements. I believe rules & regulations should be as direct & unambiguous as possible.
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2 comments:

  1. NonaSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:27 AM

    That sounded more like a request. :) Railways learning manners?

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    @NC ... might be a request .... I am more concerned about the effectiveness of this request due to lack of clarity. A lot of 'W' questions follow this statement.

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