Unprofessional english in US consultate website
Submitted by razorsedge on Sat, 2008-04-19 19:57.
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Who wrote this? Dubaya Bush?
http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/acs_passports4.html
"How Long Does it Take?
Once we have everything we need, processing time is normally about 10 days. However, because computers break and typhoons happen, please don't make any unchangeable travel plans until you have the new passport in hand. We'll mail the completed passport to you."
It is informal English.
It is informal English. English as she are said rather rather than how she are writ.
When it is all said and done the essence of communication is getting the message across and I think it does it rather well even if it isnt the best English I have read.
At least it has commas in the correct places.
Razorsedge, 'People who
Razorsedge,
'People who live in glass houses, should not throw stones'.
The reason for the English grammar mistakes would be because most of the clerical duties fulfilled in these consulates are usually taken care of by their Chinese staff.
Hence the slight mistakes in the english passage above.
'Now wehre div i putz me my websterz diksonary'?
可怕的不是进步速度慢，而是止步不前
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still