'close' reads as 'tight' or 'large area of very good coverage'
'closed' reads as 'limited area of coverage'
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Tony Potter Blind Mice and Company 3001 Bever Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (319) 573-9001 www.blindmiceandcompany.com tonypotter@yahoo.com Posts: 209 | From: Cedar Rapids, IA | Registered: Nov 1999
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"Closed" would also imply the surveillance is no longer in operation, exactly the opposite of the intended point. The word you want is "close". "Close" is close enough (I just HAD to say it!)
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5114 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Is the sign supposed to say "close", meaning being under careful watch, or is the idea to refer to being monitored by cameras, as in "closed circuit TV"?
-------------------- Bob Darnell London, Ontario, Canada
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I would favor "closed" surveillance, as in a closed system.I would read it that closed implies secret, or not open for all to see.A private system, closed to the public.....
-------------------- Jeff Ogden 8727 NE 68 Terr. Gainesville FL, 32609 Posts: 2138 | From: 8827 NE 68 Terr Gainesville Fl 32609 | Registered: Aug 2002
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Hi Elaine. Perhaps the best approach might be to call the customer and ask for clarification as to THEIR meaning and intent. Closed could make sense if they're referring to a quarrantined area for instance, or an area that's "closed to the general public", but is under video surveilance.
An unrelated Proper English question:
Is the past tense of "stink".....stank or stunk?
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
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Ken, Believe it or not, they are both gramatically correct.
-------------------- Kimberly Zanetti Purcell www.amethystProductivity.com Folsom, CA email: Kimberly@AmethystProductivity.com
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I would stick with "close surveillance"- the other option may be valid grammatically, but it means something else not in prevalent use- the public perception of this phrase would dictate using "Close".
-------------------- Steve Burke Cascades Inc NS Canada
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change it to BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!!! real simple....
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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