On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't have a clue about the rules or guidelines but as a native-English 
> speaker ...
> 1.  i agree that "Caution" is less alarming than "Attention"
> 2.  If something doesn't quite match all the criteria required in an 
> "Attention" notice then "Caution" is a good fall-back.
>
> I'm not sure if there is any logical reason for "Attention" being more 
> alarming.  It seems more militaristic (if that is really a word) whereas 
> "Caution" is somehow softer and friendlier.  That could just be my own 
> opinion though because i can't think of a logical reason.

I don't find "Attention" to be alarming at all and in fact to me it's
fairly equivalent to Caution, which I don't find any friendlier.

So Tom, it's either a cultural (British vs USAmerican or Australian)
word-association thing, or just you. :-)

--Jean

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