November 17

My colleague in the accounting department used to work at a bank and is super efficient. Really precise. But the other day he went to the convenience store and meant to say “Six pork buns, please.” What he actually said was:

“Six hundred dollars, please.”

That’s robbery, although I will say he was very polite about it.

-From “Verbal Goofs”

経理部の先輩は元銀行員で仕事が速くて正確。
でも、先日コンビニで
「豚マン6個ください」と言うつもりが、
「6マンください」と言ってしまったそうで…。
それ、強盗ですから…丁寧ですけど。

ーー『言いまつがい』より