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    Classic vocab / terms

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    • W Offline
      Way2GO
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      Yup, he coined those words in 2010 speech after d wan about cheaper, better, faster.

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      “If you’re the best today, strive to be better. If you’re better today, strive to be ‘betterer’ and if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’ so that over time, Singapore’s service standards can just keep getting better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’.”

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        janet88
        last edited by

        Way2GO:
        Yup, he coined those words in 2010 speech after d wan about cheaper, better, faster.

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        “If you’re the best today, strive to be better. If you’re better today, strive to be ‘betterer’ and if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’ so that over time, Singapore’s service standards can just keep getting better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’.”
        More better.
        More best.

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          verykiasu2010
          last edited by

          Way2GO:
          Yup, he coined those words in 2010 speech after d wan about cheaper, better, faster.

          Quote
          “If you’re the best today, strive to be better. If you’re better today, strive to be ‘betterer’ and if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’ so that over time, Singapore’s service standards can just keep getting better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’.”
          googled. wow ! ok, added ! (to be betterest)

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            pinky
            last edited by

            janet_lee88:
            Way2GO:

            Yup, he coined those words in 2010 speech after d wan about cheaper, better, faster.

            Quote
            “If you’re the best today, strive to be better. If you’re better today, strive to be ‘betterer’ and if you’re ‘betterer’ today, strive to be ‘betterest’ so that over time, Singapore’s service standards can just keep getting better, ‘betterer’ and ‘betterest’.”

            More better.
            More best.

            betterest is not enough.
            must be best, bester, bestest :evil: :evil:

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            • P Offline
              pinky
              last edited by

              no one will be left behind

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              • L Offline
                limlim
                last edited by

                Oh yeah… the classic…


                Moving forward, leave "Nobody" behind…
                ___________________^ (the)

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                  SAHM_TAN
                  last edited by

                  ....there's no such thing called total happiness....


                  the link from which the above quote is extracted http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1079496/1/.html

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                  • janet88J Offline
                    janet88
                    last edited by

                    limlim:
                    Oh yeah.. the classic..


                    Moving forward, leave \"Nobody\" behind....
                    ^ (the)
                    Sounds familiar...let me google and find out WHO made that sentence

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