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clementejak

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posted sign
« on: January 05, 2012, 03:32:10 PM »
I came up with a posted sign in a church door step which says "Silence please"

It should be "Quiet please" isn't it?
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Joe Carillo

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Re: posted sign
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2012, 04:01:10 PM »
"Silence please" and "Quiet please" mean practically the same, with the former politely end-oriented and the latter action-oriented. We can say it both ways.
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