Signese

I find it interesting they don't want you to feed the fish because it pollutes the pond. The ones I've generally heard given are that you could be putting yourself in danger (most likely not the case here), or that the animals will become dependent on being given food.

By the way, I had never come across "recce" before. I had to look it up.

Re "recce". Perhaps it should not be used like this? I think I hear it quite often but I am not sure how it is used.

From what I saw in the dictionary it appears to a British thing, which I have no knowledge of. It seems like you used it right to me, given the meaning.

I've heard 'recce' used as a noun, rather than a verb. I think that is the normal usage (see eg this page).

I've heard 'recce' used as a noun, rather than a verb. I think that is the normal usage (see eg this page).

Thanks for the input. I have just checked the Collins Cobuild Dictionary in my office. And it says “recce” is a verb -

If you recce an area, you visit that place in order to become familiar with it. People usually recce an area when they are going to return at a later time to do something there.

And that is exactly what I did. And then it says, “[bRIT, OLD-FASHIONED]”. Oh well. :rolleyes: It then says that “recce” is also a noun.

Besides recce, I had no idea that 准 was a traditional character as well, with a different meaning from as well as being the simplified form of 準.