On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Nathan Edgars II <nerou...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Alan Mintz > <alan_mintz+...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> At 2010-08-22 19:28, you wrote: >>> I wouldn't put too much stock in the fact that directionals on street >>> signs are often in smaller fonts. The people who are responsible for >>> such signs are trying to make them useful while holding down cost (and >>> not having street signs that are exceptionally long). >> >> I disagree. There is no reason to think that they are not also trying to >> show that the directional is part of the block number, not the name, and in >> exactly the way that one would expect - by making it smaller and positioned >> with the block number, and not the name. Logic says this is the more likely >> intent of the sign makers. When someone uses a different font in a document, >> they are usually trying to tell the user that the information is of a >> different type than that shown in other fonts. > > Perhaps a better example is Orlando. I linked a photo in the previous > thread: > http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.515555,-81.392877&spn=0.015404,0.041199&t=k&z=16&layer=c&cbll=28.515547,-81.393042&panoid=FgoBLwm7V3KHZOXf7Oklcw&cbp=12,122.26,,1,-0.48 > The directions are clearly marked as part of the addresses here. I would agree with your interpretation of this sign. In this case the directional and the address range are set off in their own block. The examples that I am talking about are different. I will try and collect some examples and post here.
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