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Which meaning did they intend? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by BullishUtensil@lemmy.world to c/english@lemmy.ca

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Sitting at a lunch restaurant where one can order either from self service kiosks, or from a person behind the counter. The counter has a handwritten sign "cash only at register".

Now, which meaning do you think that they intended? That if I want to pay in cash, I have to go to the counter? That if I walk up to the counter, I have to pay in cash?

(Yes, I could have asked, but by the time I spotted the sign, there wasn't anyone by the counter, and I had already successfully used the self service kiosk).

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[–] bzLem0n@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

I would assume: cash payment available only at register. That's the only way that makes sense to me, you can pay with a server using a card but they would have to go to the till to get cash for change.