英会話プライベートレッスン

Hey there everyone, Jordan here with another Awesome English report for the week.

Today, I would like to call attention to an oddity that I spotted in a school of all places. It’s one of those many cases where Japanese and English have a different mindset and should learn not only a general translation, but the proper application of the language. This can generally only be done through experiencing real examples, so I’ll share such an example.

The photo that was taken and is being used for this blog post was taken at Aichi University. The photo states “Use the rest room beautifully”. (Note: restroom should be one word, not two)

Now then, doing something beautifully typically refers to some kind of art or creative thing. Sing beautifully, dance beautifully, etc.
Doing something neatly, however, would be more applicable to a job or organizing something.
However, this is a case where I feel more natural to say what we don’t want people to do rather than what we do want them to do.

The best thing to say here is: “Don’t make a mess of the restroom”

I’m proud to say that I did not make any messes of any restrooms that day.