A Sheet Understanding Of Languages
Print Shop | Coral Springs, FL, USA | Right | June 5, 2014
(An elderly customer comes in with a manila folder filled with paper.)
Me: “Hello! Can I help you?”
Customer: “Yes, I need copy of… How do you say?”
(It’s clear English isn’t his first language, so I get closer to listen.)
Me: “What was that?”
Customer: “Do you say…’piece of paper?’ or ‘sheet of paper?'”
Me: “You can use either of them. Both are okay.”
(The customer seems to understand, and hands me a sheet from the folder.)
Customer: “This. I need five pieces of sheet.”
