Parentheses Fail
Posted in Rant on 04/09/2009 01:42 pm by Martin Cortez
I saw this sign in my local Qdoba last night and took notice of the ambiguity. The sign reads:
ADD ON
Chips and Salsa or Queso and a Regular Fountain Drink
for only $1.99
It can be interpreted in one of two ways.
Interpretation #1:
- You can have chips and salsa for two dollars, OR
- You can have queso and a soda for two dollars.
Interpretation #2:
- You can have chips, salsa, and a soda for two dollars, OR
- You can have queso and a soda for two dollars.
These are the questions that keep me up late at night. Yes, I have too much time on my hands.
04/09/2009 at 2:20 pm
Yay! Cheese and a soda for $2!!
08/10/2009 at 10:23 pm
More LISP!
08/30/2010 at 12:54 am
surely it’s interpretation #3:
(chips and (salsa or queso) and fountain drink) for $2?
now what I wonder about is the thinking behind the red lettering choices… why is the first “and” black?