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※ 引述《ahappyman (誰能給我一份安定的感覺)》之銘言: : ha, ha... quite an experience. : there is one time i called the hotel to make a reservation. : i didnt expect the waiter speaking english to me, and i though he spoke weird don't mean to be rude but I think the one who answers the phone at a hotel is called the receptionist, instead of waiter :p : chinese. : after he spoke twice to me, i started to realize, oh, it was english. wa ha ha : i felt embarrassed. : since i had not speak in english for a while, i felt there was a stone in my : mouth while i spoke back to him. : i didnt react like you immediately. yet, it is a cool way to test my english. : wa ha ha ... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 209.220.14.24
outofdejavu:I think it should be "telephone operator." 08/19 04:56
outofdejavu:Ah, I find that "receptionist" and "operator" are 08/19 05:20
outofdejavu:interchangable. 08/19 05:20
outofdejavu:interchangeable 08/19 05:21
Kassity:depends on the context. you rarely hear people calling 08/19 05:44
Kassity:the person at the front desk a "telephone operator". 08/19 05:44
Kassity:operator is more like someone who operates the 08/19 05:46
Kassity:switchboard in the old days 08/19 05:46