Tagged: Singapore

Homogenous

I’m not a fan of lists with items that don’t match up. Here’s one such list.

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!

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...