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Off-topic question from non-native English speaker, on the website is present this phrase; "We agree that the worst person to be stuck in traffic, is you.", I i
by hexmiles 3y ago
Off-topic question from non-native English speaker, on the website is present this phrase; "We agree that the worst person to be stuck in traffic, is you.", I instinctively read it as them calling me the worst person, which is clearly not the case, and I understand what they mean, but I still feel like this phrasing is off...
- mnky9800n 3y agoI suppose it is supposed to be tongue in cheek but as a native english speaker i also find it awkward even though it might be correct.
- dave881 3y agoAs a native speaker, this is awkward phrasing.
- hardlianotion 3y agoIt is correct, but phrased to be surprising.
- dtgriscom 3y agoNot a fan of that comma, but it's probably there to make the best of an awkward sentence structure.
- mminer237 3y agoThe biggest problem is that random comma.
- foundart 3y agoIf the intent was to communicate a pause, I think an ellipsis would be the way to go. "We agree that the worst person to be stuck in traffic ... is you." One source for this is item 7 at https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/ellipses-definition-uses https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/ellipses-definition-...
- prmoustache 3y agoOne would argue that there is no such thing as being stuck in traffic. You are the traffic and thus part of the problem. So it is not that badly phrased. ;-)
- Doxin 3y agoNon native too, but I think "The last person you want to be stuck in traffic, is you" is a better phrasing here. It avoids accidentally calling your customers the worst anyways.