Philip Barnes <p...@trigpoint.me.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 07:20 -0700, Richard Fairhurst wrote: > > Janko Mihelić wrote: > > > I don't know if this is for consideration, but the word "potable" > is > > > not very known outside english speaking countries > > > > Or even inside them! I've never heard anyone use it in everyday > speech. If I > > did I'd think they were referring to a snooker ball... > > > I have heard it used once, whilst talking to a guy in the pub, but he > did work for the local water company. > > Phil > >
I can remember seeing "nonpotable" signs above sinks intended only for hand-washing, back in the 1970s, but these days they tend to use a graphic of water pouring into a cup, with a red circle and slash to indicate "don't do it". These signs are common at portable hand-washing stands at large outdoor events. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
