2nD~!

Raniah and myself found this at Boon Lay Mrt Station.
How about 1st handphone????

actually it is suppose to be second hand handphone right?

fazilah

Hong Kong English

Hey guys,to e the worst form of English can usually be found in the subtitles of Hong Kong flicks?The following is taken from this website: http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/subtitles.php
A bit suffocated on the chest.
A fan called for disturbance.
A gentleman should help the need.
A man who disguised as woman beated me.
A maniac send me flowers.
A men like you is worse than dead.
A normal person wouldn't steal pituitaries.
A pack of cigarette please.
A police like detective Tam, got a gun then you can have gold.
A policeman must round up anyone, even if he was a Robin Hood. What a mockery.
A poor band player I was, but now I am crocodile king.
A train can't break out of my palm.
Abbot, kindness results nothing to evil.
About courting woman, you are no match to that bastard.
According to my usual practice, I'll kill before reporting the Central.
After Bo disappeared, I thought everyone will be shock by it.
All fanciness are posted outside. All ill-fated jinxes have come.
All the 4 of them will be rested in peace.
All these years, I look him everywhere to seek for cure.

After attending the DUE classes, i believe it is due to the direct translation of cantonese to english. what do u guys think?

Cheers
Shah

this photo was taken in a carrefour outlet in taiwan.

what's mentioned there is "fresh cashier". to me, the word fresh seems like an adjective there describing whether the cashier is fresh or stale although it can be neither.

i believe what they wanted to convey was the direction that you should head to if you want fresh food or to go to make payment at the cashier.


Amanda

Ice that revels??

I was walking home one day when I came across the Tuck Lee Ice truck that was parked at the gas station. On the truck, there was this phrase:

"Have Ice will revel"

I am not too sure what Tuck Lee was trying to convey. According to the online Cambridge Dictionary, revel means: to dance, drink, sing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way. I am guessing that this company hopes to tell potential customers that purchasing ice from their company would help build the atmosphere of a party. However, I am not too sure if this is what it means and if this phrase is grammatically correct. Perhaps it should be: Having ice will revel? or maybe, Ice that will revel?

Perhaps someone can shed some light on this? (:

- Andrea.

less vs fewer

I was queuing in a supermarket when I saw the sign for the express aisle which read “10 items or less”. At a glance, I assumed that it was grammatically correct until I gave it much thought.

Being that the items found in the shopping trolley are all countable, the use of “less” is grammatically incorrect. This is because; less is only used for uncountable nouns like rice. For example, when you’re queuing for food and want a smaller portion, you will say “Can I have less rice please”.

Therefore, in this case, the sign should have been “10 items or fewer” due to the fact that we are able to physically count the items purchased.

Arafah

silly mistakes

Some silly mistakes we could make:

(Right, Wrong)

Loose for lose

I always loose my things.

I always lose my things.

It's for its

Download the file along with it's folder.

Download the file, along with its folder.

They're for their 

The teachers are in they're weekly contact time.

The teachers are in their weekly contact time.

Lay for lie

I got dizzy and had to lay down.

I got dizzy and had to lie down.

(The verb lie ''assume a horizontal or resting position'' is often confused with the verb lay ''put something down'', giving rise to incorrect uses such as: he is laying on the bed  or why don't you lie the suitcase on the bed? When, correct use is: he is lying on the bed or why don't you lay the suitcase on the bed?. The confusion is only heightened by the fact that lay is not only the base form of to lay, but is also the past tense of to lie, so while "he is laying on the bed is incorrect", "he lay on the bed yesterday is quite correct." )

(you could further research on your own) =)

Now its your turn to try it out yourself. Come up with examples of these words used in the wrong way.

Effect for affect

P.S: do comment if there's any mistakes

YiMon

ENGALISH LA!

i like this thing i saw on the following website.

http://www.goodenglish.org.sg/site/tips-for-parents/conversations-gone-wrong.html

Take the time to help your child be sensitive to common mistakes made in spoken English. You can have him or her tell you about the things that happen in school. This will help sharpen his/her senses to spot common mistakes made in everyday conversations.
To help you get started, try role-playing this conversation between Ming and John in the school canteen. Spot and correct the answers together.

Ming:
I ever play basketball for the school team you know?
John:
Is it? I never see you play before.
Ming:
Just last last month got play with our next door school.
John:
Difficult or not?
Ming:
Not yet start playing a bit scare, but when playing not so. Got training so not so difficult.
John:
I think maybe next time I also try to play in school team.
Ming:
Come. Very easy one.
Getting It Right
Did you spot all the mistakes? Here’s a suggested recap of the conversation, with the errors corrected in bold.
Ming:
Did you know that I used to represent our school in basketball?
John:
I have never seen you playing at any competition.
Ming:
I just did two months ago / the previous month. We played against / competed against the school next door.
John:
Was it a difficult / tough game?
Ming:
I was a little nervous / scared before the game began. But when we started playing, it wasn’t all that bad. We have been training hard so it wasn’t too tough for us.
John:
I think I should try out for the team the next time round.
Ming:
Sure, it is easy.
Source: Edited from “Grammar Matters” a series of handbooks by RELC

There is a lot more on this website that makes up for an interesting read!

Rajini