Talk:signage

Discussion point: I don't believe the plural of "signage" is "signages", on the basis that "signage" is a collective noun. Therefore the plural of signage should be signage. In common use it is normal to use:

"A sign" "1 Sign" "2 or more signs" "The signage of the building is clear and informative" (meaning all signs, i.e. a collective noun)

I'm not aware of any common or proper use of the word signages.

Could this be confirmed by someone more qualified in English Language (ref. Paul Green BSc (Hons) ICIOB UK 21/7/10).

I've added four citations to the signages entry from published books. The earliest I found was from 1992. Thryduulf (talk) 11:13, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

Disregarding the use of "signage" for "sign", the plural would nevertheless be "signages", not "signage". The question is just whether this plural is used or not. Could you say, for example: "The airport and the train station have totally different signages." Meaning "kinds of signs, systems of signage". I don't know. 88.64.225.98 10:29, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

I think many people would just say, "The airport and the train station have totally different signage." You can try looking for quotations along the lines of your example, but I didn't come across any when I was editing this entry in preparation for its appearance as Word of the Day. — SGconlaw (talk) 11:07, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Is this also a valid definition?

The information relayed by means of a sign (as in the sentence, "The signage falsely indicates that this is a handicap-accessible room")?  allixpeeke (talk) 06:16, 10 May 2020 (UTC)