I go to school by bus

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Chinese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Phrase[edit]

I go to school by bus (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, humorous)

  1. a dummy response to questions when an English answer is expected
  2. a phrase used to signify the speaker's poor understanding or lack of proficiency of English
    • 2018, “港女收港男皮”, performed by 農夫 [FAMA]:
      學咗幾廿年英文仲yes no what / I go to school by bus
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Catharina Cheung (2021 March 29) “I Go to School by Bus: Hong Kong English & its unique usages”, in Localiiz: Living in Hong Kong‎[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-28
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