When I ride to the uni, I notice a sign at a car park that says 'Parking Permitted', and I'm always left wondering: do they mean 'permitted' as in 'allowed' (/pəˈmɪtɪd/), or 'permitted' as in requiring a permit (/ˈpɜːmɪtɪd/ (sp?))?
It just strikes me that the sign can mean completely opposite things.
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