October 02, 2002

why we need language professionals

Loyal reader Al recently sent me the following instructions on how to use chopsticks:

"Welcome to Chinese Restaurant

Please try your nice Chinese Food with Chopsticks
the traditional and typical of Chinese glonous history
and cultual.

Learn how to use your chopsticks

Tuk under thurnb and held firmly

Add second chcostick
hold it as you hold a pencil

Hold tirst chopstick in originai position
move the second' one up and down
Now you can pick up anything:"

I recently saw this same set of instructions at a new Chinese restaurant in our neighborhood. Its name is "Tinkling Spring." Business is, shall we say, not quite booming.

As I fixed my tea this morning, I read the following sentence on my box of teabags:

"Black tea, such as the tea contained in this package, and green tea naturally contain flavonoid antioxidnts, which may help protect the body from the damage caused by harmful free radicals."

As Mike and I have our share of long-haired hippie freaks in our family past, this really set my mind at ease. Just think how much tear gas would have been saved if riot police had known about black tea!

Posted by Meredith at October 2, 2002 11:33 AM
Comments

you return! you arise! you write! i am no longer sad each morning and evening when, forlorn, i check film at eleven. Now i will roll over with joy. 8)

Posted by: faithful reader on October 2, 2002 10:59 PM

I do indeed write. Now, if only I could figure out how to post to the ^%$#&* website from here at DeAnza, I would have a productive way to use my lonely, lonely office hours.

Sigh.

Posted by: Meredith on October 3, 2002 11:20 AM

Do they block your http access or something odd like that?

Posted by: sysadmin gurl on October 3, 2002 07:44 PM

I habe came acros ur artikle and hab realieyed tat ur imformashion iz usles and ur speling iz atrotious!!!!!

We also agree tat blak tee iz no good.I enjoi dinkin ice tee wit limes. C'est good no??

Me and my friend mike...yaaa mike...o so funne i have friend mike too.....hehe....o so fun we went to chinese resturant and eat te chpstiks sooo good....yummy in me tummy...want to go again soon. you want to come? ya.. okie...

In my contry we perferr tear gas.Tis good..no??

anyways.tis waz a good read. and i sure like it.teach me lot and lot of new tings. yur a very smart man.

Posted by: joe on February 18, 2003 07:38 AM
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