• Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    “Drinks are only allowed in [insert room here] in screw-cap bottles, and caps must be used to close said bottles when not being actively drank from to prevent spills”

    Would be pretty straightforward I think

    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      This is a level of precision used only by lawyers and middle-school boys trying to see boobs during truth or dare.

  • kinsnik@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    am i stupid? i don’t get what the intent of the message is? what other interpretation is? (english is my second language, so i might be missing some colloquial term here?)

    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      A screw-on top refers to a bottle cap that you twist on and off. By leaving out the hyphen, the sign maker opened themself up to pedantry.

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      7 hours ago

      I guess they ask for bottles with screwed bottle caps.

      The cup with lid also works if they don’t want accidental spillage.

    • Blaster M@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      English is my first language and I’m not sure what they’re asking for either. So a literal screw on top of the cup sounds right.

  • Tomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    8 hours ago

    Excellent, that would have pissed off management but they couldn’t have done anything because it’s correct