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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an old sign" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a sign that has been in place for a long time or is showing signs of age.
Example: "As we walked through the abandoned town, we came across an old sign that once advertised a local diner."
Alternatives: "a vintage sign" or "a weathered sign".
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Hunts Point Scale, a local business, uses an apostrophe on an old sign but not on a newer one.
His office is cluttered with local artifacts: a mug from the Third Annual Amish Relief Auction; an old sign reading, "Cattaraugus Chowder & Marching Society".
He pointed to an old sign on the wall and translated: "In the interest of hygiene, don't spit on the floor".
And sure enough, there was an old sign on a post with the word BAR on it, and an arrow pointing to a stand of trees.
But the camera never moved to Collison in that pose (which could not be an "old sign" because older players wore shorter shorts).
A lone gas attendant directed us to the edge of town and an old sign on a hill for the Economy Flats motel.
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A faded old sign above the door at 9 Bleecker Street says "Yipster Times," in a flowing, freehand script.
Every time he runs for something, I put a big old sign up in the yard, and on my R.V".
Is the fact that these two actresses graduated to stuff so milquetoast just a big old sign of our stiffening cultural mores?
Classic diner signs, drug store signs, and even an old Times Square sign point the path to a wonderful history in neon.
When the band, not yet a year old, signed with CBS in 1977, the London fanzine writer Mark Perry said, "Punk died the day The Clash signed to CBS".
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