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Bad Engrish?
"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
... Mxsmanic, Did they switch the power back on? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) When your power gets switched off, it's because you used power that you didn't pay for. That is known as theft. A thief would simply steal from his neighbors when the authorities shut him off. Or maybe he stopped posting because he was too bust teaching engrish to chinese pirates. Either way, it was a nice break from his stupidity. |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Thomas Borchert writes: Reminds me of the story of an avid English learner who, after months of learning, decides his English is finally good enough to go to McDonald's for a burger. He places his order and the girl behind the counter goes "foheatogo?" He smiles apologetically (sp?), she repeats "foheatogo?". This goes on five times with her being too dumb to phrase the question a different way (a typical behaviour). No, he was too dumb to understand what was being said. It's not her obligation to phrase things twenty different ways in the hope that he'll catch on, it's his responsibility to be competent in understanding the language to begin with. No, it's NOT the customer's responsibility to understand nor comprehend poorly enunciated jargon. |
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Reminds me of the story of an avid English learner who, after months of
learning, decides his English is finally good enough to go to McDonald's for a burger. He places his order and the girl behind the counter goes "foheatogo?" He smiles apologetically (sp?), she repeats "foheatogo?". This goes on five times with her being too dumb to phrase the question a different way (a typical behaviour). No, he was too dumb to understand what was being said. It's not her obligation to phrase things twenty different ways in the hope that he'll catch on, it's his responsibility to be competent in understanding the language to begin with. Blanche wrote: No, it's NOT the customer's responsibility to understand nor comprehend poorly enunciated jargon. I agree. I've never understood places of business that *depend* on clear communication for accurate transactions (i.e., drive-up windows, bank tellers, or any business that is conducted over the phone) that have people who can barely speak English in those jobs. |
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Blanche,
No, it's NOT the customer's responsibility to understand nor comprehend poorly enunciated jargon. One can easily see why Mx has such business success, especially as a teacher and/or tour guide, where skills like his are highly required. -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Blanche writes:
No, it's NOT the customer's responsibility to understand nor comprehend poorly enunciated jargon. This is not a customer/vendor relationship. It's a safety-of-life issue. There is one controller, and there are many pilots. If all but one understand the controller, the pilot who doesn't understand has the problem, not the controller. |
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Shirl writes:
I agree. I've never understood places of business that *depend* on clear communication for accurate transactions (i.e., drive-up windows, bank tellers, or any business that is conducted over the phone) that have people who can barely speak English in those jobs. They are trying to save money over the short term in obvious ways, rather than make more money over the long term in less obvious ways. That's how things work when businesses are owned by anonymous and institutional shareholders who have no other goal than to make money in the short term. |
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Bad Engrish?
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
... Blanche writes: No, it's NOT the customer's responsibility to understand nor comprehend poorly enunciated jargon. This is not a customer/vendor relationship. It's a safety-of-life issue. I know you're a fast food fanatic, but to any normal person, a McDonalds burger is not a safety-of-life issue. You really are sick...... |
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Mxsmanic,
This is not a customer/vendor relationship. It's a safety-of-life issue. Dodging the topic again, are we? -- Thomas Borchert (EDDH) |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Shirl writes: I agree. I've never understood places of business that *depend* on clear communication for accurate transactions (i.e., drive-up windows, bank tellers, or any business that is conducted over the phone) that have people who can barely speak English in those jobs. They are trying to save money over the short term in obvious ways, rather than make more money over the long term in less obvious ways. That's how things work when businesses are owned by anonymous and institutional shareholders who have no other goal than to make money in the short term. ooops ! wrong agin! Bertie |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: El Maximo writes: Get a clue. Most air traffic controllers have accents. Any pilot who cannot understand English with an accent isn't going to fly very far. Wrong agian, fjukkwiot Bertie |
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