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作者:冀居·谢 这是一个很旧的台湾笑话，话说有个老人家去医院看病，拿药的时候遇到不谙台语的护士，护士勉强用台语告诉他吃药的分量，哪知道回家后吃下第一次就要送院洗胃，原来老人家把“吃饱三粒”听成了“吃百三粒”。不想这样的笑话竟然活生生出现在本地！ 语言去到较高阶段就要懂得避讳，因为语言是表达给人听、给人看的，要避免误听、误读，更何况吃错药攸关性命，是不可以把两三句话拼成一句讲的。小孩子和学外语... 

Good morning Reviewing your article on ST forum editor accusing Dr Chee Soon Juan on damaging Straits Time integrity by accusing its editoral practices, I chanced upon this poll on Asiaone website, portal for SPH. I have attached the URL in the picture so you can verify for yourself. Seeing the title "Most singaporeans happy... 

By Gilbert Goh A friend recently told me that he will be retrenched by the end of July as his company is suffering massive losses from the current recession. As the doom days get nearer, he became rather edgy.  This is his third time out of work after staying jobless for a few months last year. He only works in his current...