Name formatting

Joseph S. Nye Jr.

X Joseph S. NYE, JR.

Tim says:

These men’s names are arranged so that their family names are in larger type on the second line. Or, at least that’s the intention. But the man in the middle does not have a family name of “S. Nye, Jr.”!

His family name is “Nye”. “S.” is the first letter of his middle name, Samuel — his “middle initial” — and should be on the first line, after “Joseph”. “Jr.” (which means “junior” — in other words, his father’s name was also “Joseph S. Nye”) should be after the family name, but in smaller type, since it is not part of the family name.

O Joseph S. NYE, Jr.

周囲にある英語を見て、果たしてそれが正しい英語なのだろうかと感じる英語はありますか?「あの英語は絶対に間違っている」という英語の表記はありますか?看板の写真を撮って、Machigai.comに送りましょう!とんでもない英語だったら、このコーナーで出します!

So many headings I could use for this, but I shouldn’t

women (photo by Tim Young)

X Women Shoes Lingerie Accessories

Tim says:

So let me make sure I understand: On this floor you can by shoes, accessories, lingerie, and… women?!

“Women” is written at the same size, in the same font, as the other words in the box, so it appears to be describing another item available on that floor. It should be positioned as a heading to the other words, perhaps in larger type:

O WOMEN Shoes Lingerie Accessories

周囲にある英語を見て、果たしてそれが正しい英語なのだろうかと感じる英語はありますか?「あの英語は絶対に間違っている」という英語の表記はありますか?看板の写真を撮って、Machigai.comに送りましょう!とんでもない英語だったら、このコーナーで出します!