tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post5779395121432555988..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Stop - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58680302343213192352013-05-16T15:20:11.423-05:002013-05-16T15:20:11.423-05:00I'm from (former) Yugoslavia. Can't say it...I'm from (former) Yugoslavia. Can't say it ever occurred to me that the word 'stop' doesn't exist in our language. I guess we don't use 'stop' in everyday conversation, but rather view it as a special-usage word. When I see it, I still read it in my language, so to speak.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435433898281902376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28935923681710522032011-03-01T15:30:21.780-06:002011-03-01T15:30:21.780-06:00The same is true here in Sweden, and we've got...The same is true here in Sweden, and we've got the same sign layout.<br /><br />We've got a word spelled "stopp" but "stanna" would make more sense in this context.Stefan K. Larssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500688802774925787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31574512196480053002011-01-31T07:19:18.763-06:002011-01-31T07:19:18.763-06:00In Finland the sign is an identical "STOP&quo...In Finland the sign is an identical "STOP" (one p) sign like in the US. If translated, in Finnish it would say "SEIS". <br /><br />Here STOP signs are not common. They can only be found in especially dangerous places where e.g. visibility is limited. We don't have 3/4-way stop signs. Instead, one direction marked as obligated to give way to the other designated with a <a href="http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiedosto:V%C3%A4ist%C3%A4misvelvollisuus_risteyksess%C3%A4_231.svg" rel="nofollow">upward triangle</a>.<br /><br />A road can also be marked privileged (designated with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Etuajo-oikeutettu_tie_211.svg" rel="nofollow">this sign </a>), meaning all crossing roads will be marked with triangles/stop signs.<br /><br />If an intersection has no signs, whomever is coming from the right goes first.adeushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01992672132384267439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-45510297590746219742011-01-30T21:32:33.101-06:002011-01-30T21:32:33.101-06:00I have heard that French Canadian STOP signs in Qu...I have heard that French Canadian STOP signs in Quebec use ARESTA or something like that, and not the STOP used in France itself.DaBrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74820419584048603362011-01-30T05:07:23.665-06:002011-01-30T05:07:23.665-06:00In Estonia andquite possibly Finland as well the s...In Estonia andquite possibly Finland as well the stop signs say STOPP, in Latvia it says STOP and tahe word "stop" is used as an internationalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88510461827346845152011-01-30T00:01:39.380-06:002011-01-30T00:01:39.380-06:00Germany uses stop instead of halt. That surprised...Germany uses stop instead of halt. That surprised me when I was first stationed there. I think the stop sign with the word stop (and not the local language's word for stop) is the international driving symbol for it, like the circle/slash over the P means no parking and the blue sign with the red square over the white line (looks like a sledgehammer) means dead end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80142467699272616292011-01-29T22:01:32.812-06:002011-01-29T22:01:32.812-06:00Marlys, they obviously have words that mean "...Marlys, they obviously have words that mean "stop." When I put the word in italics, it means they don't have the actual word s-t-o-p (using those letters) in any of their languages.<br /><br />That's the point of the post.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8490504281197833312011-01-29T21:53:46.034-06:002011-01-29T21:53:46.034-06:00In Yugoslavia they speak five languages. In not on...<i>In Yugoslavia they speak five languages. In not one of them does the word stop exist</i><br /><br />No word for "STOP"? What do they tell naughty kids or irritating relatives? How does a bartender explain not selling beer to a drunk?<br /><br />They have words for it, they're just longer than 4 letters, I bet!Marlys Hesch Sebaskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12228387908550622919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72677955945012088482011-01-29T19:29:26.157-06:002011-01-29T19:29:26.157-06:00Yes, stop signs in Portugal say STOP. The same is ...Yes, stop signs in Portugal say STOP. The same is true in Spain.Fletcherhttp://oregonexpat.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25011168878575329672011-01-29T19:20:38.486-06:002011-01-29T19:20:38.486-06:00France uses the "stop" sign.France uses the "stop" sign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-23542012491706393692011-01-29T18:36:58.707-06:002011-01-29T18:36:58.707-06:00I noticed this, I think in Portugal. All the STOP ...I noticed this, I think in Portugal. All the STOP signs were in English; everything else in the local tongue.<br /><br />I noticed this about an hour before we left. One tends not to notice when things that ought change don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-13252537585344378132011-01-29T16:08:52.833-06:002011-01-29T16:08:52.833-06:00Thank you, ch.zimmermann! That link is perhaps wo...Thank you, ch.zimmermann! That link is perhaps worth a separate post.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-45951842528652821312011-01-29T15:23:41.463-06:002011-01-29T15:23:41.463-06:00"I wonder if other countries also use the wor..."I wonder if other countries also use the word "Stop" on signs, but not in the native language."<br /><br />Wikipedia knows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign#Sign_variants<br /><br />In Switzerland the word STOP on the sign used to be spelt with two p (STOPP) as this was the standard spelling in written german - Don't know how it was spelt in the french speaking part of Switzerland though. Now it's STOP throughout, has been internationalized in the nineties.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15653976073810413543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-47176659955349627302011-01-29T15:12:29.518-06:002011-01-29T15:12:29.518-06:00Mexico, Venezuela, and Bolivia all use ALTO on the...Mexico, Venezuela, and Bolivia all use ALTO on their stop signs.bigjohn756noreply@blogger.com