Thinking about English 02: The Mass Transit Railway |
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Hong Kong has 84 MTR stations. Number 84 is Austin Station near Jordan, which opened August 16. | ||
Q: What year did
the MTR begin? A:
1979 |
Q: Which MTR line has the most stations? A: The red line (16 stations) ------------------------ In France, China and many other countries, the rail system of big cities is called The Metro (from "metropolitan" = "a big city area"). ------------------------- Q: What can you see in "Metro"? A: "Mtr"! |
Does anyone know of any other place in the world which uses the description "paid area"? I think this is Hong Kong English, of which MTR English is a distinct sub-species. And....what about the walk way at Kowloon Tong Station, when you go from "MTR" to "KCR"....it's a paid area where eating and drinking are ok. -------------------------------------------------------------- Very few students, not all that many local adults, and almost no foreign tourists know that "MTR" stands for Mass Transit Railway. Maybe "MTR" could be changed to "Metro" which is the most international name for rail systems in big cities. What do you think? |
Should be "Share your tasty tips along the MTR route" to be correct grammatically, but even with these corrections, the meaning of this sign is still unclear in English |