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Which meaning did they intend? (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by BullishUtensil@lemmy.world to c/english@lemmy.ca
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Sitting at a lunch restaurant where one can order either from self service kiosks, or from a person behind the counter. The counter has a handwritten sign "cash only at register".

Now, which meaning do you think that they intended? That if I want to pay in cash, I have to go to the counter? That if I walk up to the counter, I have to pay in cash?

(Yes, I could have asked, but by the time I spotted the sign, there wasn't anyone by the counter, and I had already successfully used the self service kiosk).

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It means they only accept cash.

No idea why they have to specify at the register. Where else could you pay?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nah it means they accept both, but cash isn’t accepted at the self-service kiosks. So the only way to pay with cash is at the register.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 8 months ago

Ah yes. I forgot about self-checkout some how. lol