11 Sep
2007
11 Sep
'07
7:33 a.m.
On Monday 10 September 2007 19:14:37 Jules Richardson wrote:
If I bought a French computer I'd either rely on
enough knowledge of French
to get by, or I'd look up what I needed to know.
I have a French car (actually, I have several). The dashboard warning lights
and switches are labelled with little symbols. The symbols are pretty much
the same as on the dashboard and switches of my fiance?'s German car, and my
Mum's Japanese van.
Oddly enough, among the symbols on the dashboard of my car is one simply
labelled "STOP", which is the same across all versions in the UK and Europe.
It lights up when something really bad happens, along with a more descriptive
warning light indicating loss of oil pressure, or hydraulic pressure or fluid
level, or serious overheating. Why "STOP" and not another little symbol I
don't know.
Gordon