So should I use this sign with a men's room symbol crossed out and...

[GoldfishLord]

M: Hi, could you please help me decide which sign to put on the wall next to the women's toilet?
W: What's it for?
M: It's for those who are unfamiliar with the building and can't find the men's toilet.
W: Hmm ... let me see. Well, these two with a straight arrow under the man is a definitely a no-no.
M: Why is that?
W: It's misleading and unclear. People might think that the arrow means the men's room is downstairs.
M: Ah, I get it. So should I use this sign with a men's room symbol crossed out and put the words, "other side of the hall" below it?
(Reference: a book written in Korea by Jordan Sanders)
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I'd like to know if the red part is a shortened form of "a men's room symbol that is crossed out".

 

[tedmc]

So should I use this sign with [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] "men's room" [STRIKE]symbol [/STRIKE]crossed out and [STRIKE]put[/STRIKE] the words, "other side of the hall" below it?

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"men's room" is not a symbol but a sign.

 

[GoldfishLord]

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"men's room" is not a symbol but a sign.

I don't think so. A men's room symbol sign is a sign that has a men's room symbol on it.
And this book is written by a native English speaker.

 

[tedmc]

What does the symbol of a "men's room" look like? I know the standard symbol of men's/male toilet/washroom/restroom.

 

[GoldfishLord]

What does the symbol of a "men's room" look like? I know the standard symbol of men's/male toilet/washroom/restroom.

If you type it in google, you can see it.

 

[GoldfishLord]

Would someone answer my question in the original post?

 

[emsr2d2]

You'll still hear some people in the UK refer to the ladies' toilet in an establishment as the "ladies' room" but I've never heard "men's room" used.

 

[GoesStation]

You'll still hear some people in the UK refer to the ladies' toilet in an establishment as the "ladies' room" but I've never heard "men's room" used.

Huh. It's pretty universal in American English.

 

[jutfrank]

"men's room" is not a symbol but a sign.

I don't think so. A men's room symbol sign is a sign that has a men's room symbol on it.

I can't help but pedantically correct these comments. In terms of semiology, which is the study of signs and symbols, etc.:

The phrase men's room is a symbol, consisting itself of nine individual symbols.
The image of the man is an icon (not a symbol).
Both the phrase and the picture are signs (in that they mean something).

In everyday language, the thing itself, which has either the image or the phrase on it, and which is fixed to the wall, is called a 'sign'.