I would like to find whoever is responsible for teaching all of Asia to use the phrase "on the other hand" incorrectly, and personally punch them in the face.
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How do they use it incorrectly?
- Andrew C (see frenf.it)
They're using it as a synonym for "additionally", "moreover," or "furthermore," when the correct use is more like this: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki....
- Jessie
It's just odd because it's not limited to any specific region - Chinese, Koreans and Taiwanese all make the same error if they learned English overseas. Which makes me think there must be a hugely popular textbook with this mistake.
- Jessie
Would you punch them in the face with the one hand or the other hand?
- Andrew C (see frenf.it)
LOL with the other hand
- Jessie
I haven't heard that, that is hilarious. Like, "there are so many reasons for X that you need two hands to count them."
- Meg VMeg
"How many hands do you have, exactly?"
- YvonneM