Actually, this is not a grammar question; it is all about how to speak correct English.
Suppose a guy went to have a haircut Monday. When he arrived at the shop, he found it closed with a piece of paper stuck read “We are off Monday”! When he went back home, he got this conversation with his wife:
The wife: Why did not you have a hair cut?
The guy: It is closed today.
The wife: How did you know?
The guy: It is mentioned on a small piece of paper stuck on the door.
My question is about the last part “mentioned on a small piece of paper stuck on the door” is there any other shorter way to say it? For example can I say:
It is posted on the door?
It is written on the door?
………………………etc.
Well, I know to say “it is closed today” or “they are off today” is quite enough. However, I would like to emphasize by mentioning this piece of paper who reads “We are off Monday”. But, how to mention it correctly?
[size=150]How about “ There was a note on the door.” or “ There was a notice on the door.”
By the way, are the two words totally interchangeable in this case ?
There is a difference between ‘note’ and ‘notice’ both in meaning and use. The first usually suggests a handwritten message of a temporary nature and the second is usually an official sign. You would leave a note to the milkman to say that you wanted no milk that day. There would be a notice in the waiting room indicating ‘No smoking’.
I’d like to tell you my seeing the conversation so as to know could it be all right.
Original sentences
The wife: Why did not you have a hair cut?
The guy: It is closed today.
The wife: How did you know?
The guy: It is mentioned on a small piece of paper stuck on the door.
Owing to the fact that she actually sent him to have a hair cut she ought to have said
The wife:Why haven’t you had the hair cut?
The guy:It was closed, but for today.
The wife:How could you have been sure?
The guy:A note stuck on the door.
Wife: Why haven’t you had a hair cut?
Husband: The barber’s is closed today.
Wife: How do you know it’s closed all day?
Husband: There’s a note/sign on the door.