I don’t think it means what you think it means.
I’ve noticed that Carousellers use words for furniture in surprising ways.
Tagged: Singapore
Carouspell: A collection of spelling mistakes in Carousell classified ads
On classified ad sites like Carousell, language assumptions that pass unnoticed in speech are made visible.
Jang Won’s new sign
Previously, I posted about an “all day available a la carte buffet” at Jang Won. They have a new sign now, and it’s better!
Mobile Phone Protective Case
Check out the English on the package for this mobile phone case I bought!
Please push your bicycle across the underpass
This is a grammar post. I think the sign should say: Please push your bicycle through the underpass. I would use “through” because an underpass is basically a tunnel. Not that prepositions necessarily make...
Zero-inflection plurals do not include cucumber.
This package of Japanese Kyuri from Malaysia says: Rich in nutrients, Cucumber are excellent in salads, sandwiches, stir-fry and sushi. Here, the fact that the singular is being treated like a plural makes it...
Between…to
This sign in the Kent Vale lift says: For children between 6 to 16 years When you have two numbers, you need “between… and”, or “from… to” not “between… to”. For children from 6...
Plural noun adjuncts again
This sign in the lift at Kent Vale says Pre-loved Items Collection Which sounds weird to me because I would have said Pre-loved Item Collection even though obviously they will be collecting more than...
Pierre Cardin and the Apparels of Ecclesiastical Vestments
This sign at OG says: Pierre Cardin apparels Now, I used to think that the word “apparel” had no legitimate plural form, but it appears I was wrong. Google’s dictionary says: However, I don’t...