This sign really irks me. There is no reason for this many words! "Prepay" means to pay before the service. However, the sign goes on to say "in advance." In advance would also mean before the service. Saying "in advance" is just access words that are unnecessary to the message which is trying to be put across. I think this sign is so ridiculous and I wonder how nobody realized the issue before it was published. The message I am getting from this sign is to pay before I pay before I get the service. If this is the correct message, why am I paying so much?? How great is this service that I must prepay so many times?! The most important part about grammar is the message it sends. Without speaking English correctly, one can completely misguide a conversation.
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"Prefixes." Prefixes. Web. 19 June 2015.
Ha ha! I love your questions!
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