I Blame The Parenthesis

Admin at 11:32 am July 10, 2015

Blackhall Street, Dublin 7

Alan asks:

What is the maximum sentence for a misuse of brackets #typographycrime

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30 thoughts on “I Blame The Parenthesis”

Jimmee July 10, 2015 at 11:35 am

That’s the legal name of the company.

Look up CRO #45883 here: https://search.cro.ie/company/CompanySearch.aspx

It’s common for company names to put the name of the place in parentheses within the company name.
1. Clampers Outside! July 10, 2015 at 11:40 am
  
  Hmmmm… but why this ” ( ” and then this ” ] ”
  
  I’M OUTRAGED [a little bit) !
  1. Mark Dennehy July 10, 2015 at 12:11 pm
    
    Is it actually ( ] or is that just an artifact of foreshortening in the photograph?
    (Sort of like the typographical version of the whole blue/gold dress thing)
    1. Clampers Outside! July 10, 2015 at 12:16 pm
      
      I zoomed :) …they’re defo different
  2. Slightly Bemused July 10, 2015 at 12:34 pm
    
    Clauses may be contracted in accordance with law by two parentheses without distinction as to their orientation
Redundant Proofreaders Society July 10, 2015 at 11:37 am

We blame the parenthesis.
1. Stewart Curry July 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm
  
  Questionable characters I’d say
  1. dereviled July 10, 2015 at 12:29 pm
    
    Nevermind the parenthesis, it’s the muddle and falter I blame.
    1. Spaghetti Hoop July 10, 2015 at 12:32 pm
      
      Bullet in the head. Period.
Russell Steed July 10, 2015 at 11:44 am

Personally I blame the parentheses, singling one out doesn’t help anybody
KirkenBrenner July 10, 2015 at 11:51 am

Alan there living up to a certain anagram of his name.
1. Bobby Rwanda July 10, 2015 at 11:56 am
  
  lol
Fran Green July 10, 2015 at 11:54 am

That sign is perfectly normal. Full company name with its location to differentiate it from other McDonnell’s Ltd. that may exist.

Nothing to see here, move along Broadsheet.
1. Bobby Rwanda July 10, 2015 at 11:57 am
  
  The use of different format brackets is what’s under review here, not the brackets alone – ( vs. ]
  1. ahyeah July 10, 2015 at 12:06 pm
    
    looks like the section of the sign ‘een st.)’ might have been replaced. so the different style is sort of excusable.
    1. Tidy Dave July 10, 2015 at 12:16 pm
      
      Woah there Sherlock! Seriously though, that’s some good sleuthing.
      1. Clampers Outside! July 10, 2015 at 12:17 pm
        
        Sleu-scusing even
    2. Spaghetti Hoop July 10, 2015 at 12:19 pm
      
      Did it used to be called ‘Quare Street’?
  2. Fran Green July 10, 2015 at 12:51 pm
    
    Ahh… ty. I see it now. Its very subtle, you’d hardly notice it, unless you stared at it hard for an hour.
    The lower sized font of the (Queen St.] isn’t an issue for me, as I have see that before on company names like this too.
James M.Chimney July 10, 2015 at 11:59 am

I suggest you all stand outside the dicebar and talk loudly about fonts.
1. Spaghetti Hoop July 10, 2015 at 12:03 pm
  
  The one near Chancery Place?
2. ahyeah July 10, 2015 at 12:06 pm
  
  What time will we meet?
3. Mustafa July 10, 2015 at 12:08 pm
  
  It’s not different fonts, it’s that the brackets don’t match. Same league as using single and double quotation marks on the one quote. Or… I can’t think of other examples.
  
  But that’s ok. Those two are plenty.
4. Caroline July 10, 2015 at 12:13 pm
  
  Lol. Real-life trolling. We shall drink their tears of rage.
5. dereviled July 10, 2015 at 12:31 pm
  
  : D
  + kerning
  1. James M.Chimney July 10, 2015 at 12:44 pm
    
    Em…must dash
6. Stewart Curry July 10, 2015 at 12:48 pm
  
  Outside with the smokers? Sounds grotesque.
7. Janet, I ate my avatar July 11, 2015 at 11:17 am
  
  I like your colour palate Jimmy , winks slowly
Pedantic Pat July 10, 2015 at 12:14 pm

Forget the brackets, someone wrote “sex” on the wall!
Joe the Lion July 10, 2015 at 12:18 pm

( is there no end to this ….?

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