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Decision on bilingual road signs coming soon - Transport Minister (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 9 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/politics

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If we do go with bilingual signs, I really hope we get a better design than what we currently have.

The Expressway signs of are a classic example, is Te Ara Puke the name of this expressway, or the name for an expressway? The sign doesn't provide that information.

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[–] Viper_NZ 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Using typography to distinguish the two sounds like a great idea.

Our (current) bilingual signs do not.

This is the only valid criticism I've seen to bilingual signage. Like is a "Kura School" a type of school or is it "Kura" and "School"? Italicising or using different fonts would break them up, but it'd probably piss someone off with 'who' gets to be italicised.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 9 months ago

Yes, I think the English is more prominent, but the Irish comes first. Seems fair.