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Ashcal Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Signs and Graphics
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to figure out the correct way of using a business name. The business is for those working in the sign and graphics industry. Tell me, does 'the sign and graphics school' make sense, or should 'sign' be plural, so it is 'the signs and graphics school'? I'm unsure as a large association, the BSGA (british signs and graphics association) uses the plural. Also, does 'the graphical school' make sense? There is a sign and graphics business called 'the graphical tree', so I figured it must? I know the definitions of these words as I am a sign maker, but I am struggling to figure out the gramatically correct way of using these words.
Thank you so much for your help!
I'm trying to figure out the correct way of using a business name. The business is for those working in the sign and graphics industry. Tell me, does 'the sign and graphics school' make sense, or should 'sign' be plural, so it is 'the signs and graphics school'? I'm unsure as a large association, the BSGA (british signs and graphics association) uses the plural. Also, does 'the graphical school' make sense? There is a sign and graphics business called 'the graphical tree', so I figured it must? I know the definitions of these words as I am a sign maker, but I am struggling to figure out the gramatically correct way of using these words.
Thank you so much for your help!
Top answer
Avoid the issue entirely. Say: The School of Sign-making and Graphical Design.
- Avoid the issue entirely.
- Say: The School of Sign-making and Graphical Design.
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Avoid the issue entirely. Say: The School of Sign-making and Graphical Design.
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Thanks so much for the response and for sharing your knowledge. However, that title is too formal for me to use. Do you have any other suggestions? Also, why do you recommend that I avoid the issue? I am not looking to debate, I am just interested to know why.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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ashcalTell me, does 'the sign and graphics school' make sense, or should 'sign' be plural, so it is 'the signs and graphics school'?Neither strike me as appealing names.
The problem is that "graphics" is not a true plural, eg. computer graphics is a singular subject.
"Graphic" is used as an adjective, not a noun. Sign has many meanings (a billboard,
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