please be expected

[Dan Goncharoff]

Just a guess -- a native German was thrown by a translation from "bekommen"
into "expect", and landed in "be expected". "Bekommen" is a problem word in
both directions in German-English translation.

DanG

On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 11:08 AM, James Harbeck <jharbeck at sympatico.ca>wrote:

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> I just noticed this sign on the bar at a local
> self-serve-style restaurant (the Mövenpick
> Marché):
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> PLEASE BE EXPECTED TO SHOW PROOF OF AGE
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> James Harbeck.
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