On 1 Sep 2009, at 15:59, Calvin wrote:
Vancouver, Canada recently opened a new subway system called "Canada Line" (http://www.canadaline.ca). While I notice quite a few issues in the whole passenger experience, one thing that makes me wonder the most is the exit sign: instead of printing "Exit", they use "Way Out". My thoughts: - "Exit" is almost the international standard word to indicate an exit route. I believe most ESL people can still understand the word and recognize it as symbol even if they don't know English.
I can't comment on numbers - since I don't have the stats - but I've certainly noticed "Way Out" used in France & Norway where there was signage in multiple languages.
It's the label I'd look for since it's the standard one in the UK ("Exit" normally being reserved for "special" routes like "Fire Exit", "Emergency Exit", etc. rather than normal means of egress).
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