Messages : 19
Langue: English
sudanglo (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 09:02:27
If you want to label a switch On and Off, then En kaj El
But what would you put on a lift button for Up and Down if space were limited.
Kirilo81 (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 09:09:08
Alkanadi (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 09:44:20
Up - Ascendu
Down - Deiru
Super fast:
Up - Raketu
Down - Falu
Bemused (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 11:45:44
sudanglo:On Up button ↑ (upward pointing arrow)
what would you put on a lift button for Up and Down if space were limited.
On Down button ↓ (downward pointing arrow)
Why use words when symbols can present the information more concisely?
Simon_Gauvain (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 11:53:14
Kirilo81:sor - sobNot everybody knows these words...
Alkanadi:Down - DeiruYou can "deiri" from somewhere even if you are going up...
Bemused:Why use words when symbols can present the information more concisely?Why use lift when we can take the stairs? That isn't the question
Tempodivalse (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 14:22:49
sudanglo:If you want to put something on a door to indicate that it opens outwards or inwards, then you can do this economically with Tiru or Puŝu.In Russian, doors will say на себя (al vi) and от себя (de vi).
But what would you put on a lift button for Up and Down if space were limited.My first reaction: supren - teren or supren - suben.
Simon_Gauvain (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 14:56:45
Tempodivalse:supren - subenAgreed. I actually thought to it too but it seems a little too long according to the limited-space condition.
nornen (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 15:11:58
Tempodivalse:Once again I am impressed by how differently two languages express a very basic concept.sudanglo:If you want to put something on a door to indicate that it opens outwards or inwards, then you can do this economically with Tiru or Puŝu.In Russian, doors will say на себя (al vi) and от себя (de vi).
In English you describe the action you have to take to open the door, while in Russian you describe in which direction the door will move.
kaŝperanto (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 18:04:18
Simon_Gauvain:super - subMy vote would be "sup" and "sub" if we are restricted to 3-4 letter descriptions, but the arrows seem more appropriate for me. Any elevator I've ever seen has two buttons with arrows, and may sometimes have text printed next to them. Sometimes the best solution is the answer to the question you didn't ask.
Kirilo81:sor - sobNot everybody knows these words...
Alkanadi:Down - DeiruYou can "deiri" from somewhere even if you are going up...
Bemused:Why use words when symbols can present the information more concisely?Why use lift when we can take the stairs? That isn't the question
Kirilo81 (Voir le profil) 28 avril 2015 19:58:43
If I read "suben" at a lift I'd be afraid that pushing it would get me pulled below it...