tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post1468451519225622348..comments2023-10-22T20:57:20.675+08:00Comments on Fragments: Tai tai againLottiePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464376197679468718noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-47731317413920358702008-08-01T16:45:00.000+08:002008-08-01T16:45:00.000+08:00I LONG to be a lady who lunches and know that I wo...I LONG to be a lady who lunches and know that I would never ever tire of it - but MSH is having none of it.<BR/><BR/>Funnily enough MSH (who hails from the Netherlands) regularly makes preposition mistakes as well - my favourite is 'it's on you' - when he means 'it's up to you'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-18812299587439484212008-07-30T22:54:00.000+08:002008-07-30T22:54:00.000+08:00Of grammatical irritations that seems minor, and i...Of grammatical irritations that seems minor, and is not one I've really picked up on, I must say. <BR/><BR/>In respect of Hong Kong traditions, by contrast, I am enjoying collecting first names: the travel agent called "<B>Evil</B>" who arranges your flights from her secret lair; and the waiter who served me and A at lunch today who slithered off into the undergrowth as soon as I tried to catch his eye: his name tag said "<B>Snake</B>".LottiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464376197679468718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-59131220427844414942008-07-30T15:00:00.000+08:002008-07-30T15:00:00.000+08:00Here you go - from an email today:"feedback on thi...Here you go - from an email today:<BR/><BR/>"feedback on this Friday"<BR/><BR/>why not just "feedback this friday"<BR/><BR/>??????Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283826976900672836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14447458.post-52108555893418540972008-07-29T22:28:00.000+08:002008-07-29T22:28:00.000+08:00Now, you've hit on one of my key grammatical irrit...Now, you've hit on one of my key grammatical irritations in Hong Kong - if I didn't know myself better I'd think I needed more to keep myself occupied.<BR/><BR/>My PA, and my staff, have great English. However, they all use "on" incorrently, er, can't think of an example right now, but you may well have opened up a fllodgate here... Must be something about how Canto works compared to English?? Damn, wish I could remember a reasonable example.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00283826976900672836noreply@blogger.com