There are lots of “inconvenient truths” out there these days, one of which is this: “Convenience” and “convenient” are like the dinosaurs ten days after the asteroid hit. They’re still around, but they’re wobbling, as you see in these signs:
So much to love here: “The Inconvenient,” for one, plus the capitalization. Also, the sign doesn’t tell where “The Other Location” is. I guess it’s in the “if you have to ask, you can’t afford to shop here” category.
Round two:
I’m trying to decide whether “sorry for inconvenient” is better than “The Inconvenient.” Also, the dash over the letter i is a nice touch.. But this one is the best:
Points in favor include the fact that it’s not “inconvenient store.” But this is a backlit, permanent, glass sign. Nobody thought to spellcheck “convenience”?
I’d write more, but it’s an inconvinience time.
Yes, I was going to say that all these messes called “signs” are VERY inconvinient. Insert major eye roll.
To be sure, it’s a very inconvenient word. Which got me to thinking-: If an onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it describes, what do you call a word that creates the condition it describes?
Great question! Readers, any theories? Seems like such a word must exist, though I don’t know it.