I work as a costumer service clerk. The other day I said to a client "you should pay a thousand more" (referring that he sould pay a thousand dollars more) and he corrected me sayind that the way to say was "one more thousand". Was I wrong??
2007-01-23 01:47:03 · 11 answers · asked by princess22 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Bless your heart......you have one of the toughest jobs in the world! Dealing with people as a customer service clerk is a pain in the butt....case, in point! You were right....he was wrong! No matter how tough they get, always believe in yourself! Keep up the good work!!
2007-01-23 01:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by olderbutwiser 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Sounds like you just had a difficult customer, so don't stress about it. Either way was acceptable, but you know the saying, "the customer is always right".
2007-01-23 01:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by grandm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one thousand more is the correct way of saying that. people butcher the language a whole lot worse than you did. i certainly wouldn't give it another thought.
2007-01-23 01:55:18 · answer #3 · answered by sinned 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your grammar was 'fine', my dear, since you were speaking 'colloquially' (that's 'street talk' for all of us) ... and the customer was wrong because the 'one' goes with the 'thousand' and TOGETHER they modify the word 'more' and they should not be 'divided' the way he did.
2007-01-23 01:55:06 · answer #4 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"One more thousand" is the correct one but there is no problem if u say "a thousand more"
2007-01-23 01:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by || SMI || 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "a" is synonymous with a single entity so he is being overly corrective. You were not wrong.
2007-01-23 01:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what he said sounds more proper but who gives a ish both of them mean the same thing or one could sound better than the other depending on how it was put. that guy is a fag who cares
2007-01-23 01:52:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have asked him did you look like you needed a grammar lesson. You were both right actually...its just on which one you prefer.
2007-01-23 01:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by WonderTwit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not wrong! only the interpretation and understanding of the recipient is wrong!using "a" is very definite article for his understanding!
2007-01-23 02:01:13 · answer #9 · answered by speedmaztyr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...he's was just being a pretentious jackass.
2007-01-23 01:51:58 · answer #10 · answered by incognitas8 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋