SINCE we last touched on the topic (23 March), readers have continued to tell us of their disorientating experiences of semiopathy – otherwise known as “sign empathy” or, as a BBC Radio 4 presenter apparently termed it, “semantic vertigo” (thanks to Steven Rogers for telling us this). Here’s a selection.
Jim Keilthy reports being perturbed by a sign at Romford railway station reading: “Caution: Do not run on the stairs. Use the handrail”. He says that despite his best efforts, he couldn’t keep his balance.
The April/May edition of the Open University’s publication Sesame carried the headline: “Help save the…
