“FORGIVE me. I want to throw big water.” This is the type of English spoken by a young civil servant. He is probably a fresh graduate in his mid-20s.
His elderly colleague, well versed in English, was stunned. He was unsure what mistakes his junior had made that caused him to apologise. Neither did he understand the phrase, “throw big water”.
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