Read this article that was on channelnewsasia's website about the slump in used car market. What stood out was this quote from a saleman.
"Said Raymond Tang of Yong Lee Seng Motor, "We see more professional customers, high-end, coming to see us, not just normal people but doctors, lawyers, actors and actresses."
I see .... if you're a doc, lawyer, actor or actress ... you're not normal. :)*
Interesting choice of words make for a good morning's laugh. When they say we need to improve our English, I think it goes way beyond grammar* and vocabulary. The phrasing and all can really make a difference.
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*Update: Yeah thanks for a heads up the readers :P Sorry for the booboo
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
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8 comments:
The guy is an idiot. rummybean
Funny. I noticed that little snippet on TV as well.
I guess its part of the old mentality where these professions somehow elevate people to a higher status than working-class people.
I think it's just wrong word choice. It should be 'ordinary people'.
-Peo
Your own sentence is wrong. You wrote:
I see .... if you're not a doc, lawyer actor or actresses ... you're not normal. :)
It should've been without one of the "not"s?
Ah.. sorry, I'm just nitpicking here... Grammar should be spelled with an 'a'. :-p
Well picked :P .. thanks
Haha... but I thought actors and actresses ARE adnormal people?
There was a New Paper headline years & years back that proclaimed: "Dead maid's secret love affair", wish I had my camera with me then.
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