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Saturday, December 13, 2008

The last line says it all

I saw this sign in a fast food joint ironically called The American Deli.
Dear my customer
The fish suppliers has increased their cost incredibly high, we regret to inform you that we have no choice to raise our fish price for continuous service.

Thank you for understanding.

I'm sorry, what? I don't understand. Could you repeat that?
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14 comments:

  1. Sylvia KDecember 14, 2008 at 12:13 AM

    Yeah, if you get a translation I'd like to know what it is????? Sounds like your day has been a bit like mine -- weird!

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  2. Dave KingDecember 14, 2008 at 5:15 AM

    Nope, have to pass on that one! Could almost write a nonsense verse from it, though.

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  3. ♥ BrajaDecember 14, 2008 at 6:21 AM

    I think they were lying.

    Basically about everything.

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  4. Ann ImigDecember 14, 2008 at 11:08 AM

    The note was addressed to his/her one single customer, so maybe the intended understood it perfectly.

    WV:Beriti (the tiny almost inedibly sour blueberries in your carton)

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  5. Feisty CroneDecember 14, 2008 at 12:37 PM

    How do they stay in business with only one customer?

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  6. BeeDecember 14, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    Hee Hee! I wonder if English is that wordsmith's first language?

    Almost every day I have to pass a gas station/grocery which advertises "pie's" (sic). I often wonder if I should go in and set them straight about the apostrophe.

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  7. PearlDecember 14, 2008 at 7:37 PM

    Wow. Now that was truly piteous.
    Pearl

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  8. SimplicityDecember 14, 2008 at 9:08 PM

    Well, his one customer now knows that the fishes (sic) are more expensive to catch and serve!

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  9. The GrandpaDecember 14, 2008 at 11:13 PM

    Hey Bee.

    I'd say no. Because then you'd have to explain what an apostrophe is.

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  10. The GrandpaDecember 14, 2008 at 11:16 PM

    Only, Simplicity, if they serve them continuously,

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  11. LillyDecember 15, 2008 at 1:27 AM

    Um, what does that say about me Grandpa. I read it as,
    If you want to keep buying fish its going to cost you more because it is costing us more. English as a second language must be difficult. Well, at least that is my excuse....

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  12. JoyDecember 15, 2008 at 4:53 PM

    I understood it. I taught English for so long to students whose first language was English, but not so much! (sigh)

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  13. The GrandpaDecember 15, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    Hi, Lilly. Hi, Joy.

    The message isn't really that hard to understand, I know. What I don't understand, though, is why someone in business wouldn't bother to ask someone who is a native (or at least fluent) speaker about the sign before hanging it. It says something about how much care they take in what they do.

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  14. SassyTwoSocksDecember 18, 2008 at 3:54 PM

    I'm sorry. I does not understand you. Please repeata.

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