“English As She Is Spoke ”
UNUSUAL EPISTLE PROM GERMAN BUSINESSMAN
An unusual letter was recently received by a businessman in Palmerston North from a German commercial house. Written in English, it illustrates the pitfall of idiom and also the supreme confidence of a dealer in his wares. The letter states;—
‘ ‘ Dear sir, —Referring to your inquiry of ... . we offered your our
. . . . machines. We are sorry, to have no more heard from you in the meantime and we would thank you for communication, why you did not buy from us. Perhaps we could make you advances that you could give us your orders.
<4 We are firmly convicted, that you would make very good business with
the machines. For apyar*atus is constructed extremely exact' and robust and its capacity is as g'reat as machines have, which cost thedouble and triple of the ‘ ■ This apparatus is therefore very easily:' to sell and its sale would you surely' procure very muck money. All agents' who have taken up the sale of the 4 ’ makeT splendid business. “Trusting to hear from you very soohly, vs T c remain. Dear Sir, Yours very faithfully. M
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1934, Page 6
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