The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #132499 Message #4086167
Posted By: Steve Shaw
02-Jan-21 - 01:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Not so much a peeve, more an amusing and surprising find, in an email from Coopers of Stortford:
Purchase of Sharp Implements/Dangerous Goods:
When ordering a sharp implement/dangerous good you are....
(Steve's in a hardware shop):
Assistant: How may I help you, sir?
Steve (holding machete picked up from shelf): Can you tell me if this is a dangerous good?