Dear everyone,please translate this sentence.
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zxiangsmne
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Dear everyone,please translate this sentence.
What's the meaning of "We do chicken right."?
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byron
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Re: Dear everyone,please translate this sentence.
This isn't correct. The phrase is meaningless.zxiangsmne wrote:What's the meaning of "We do chicken right."?
However working hard at an explanation one could suppose someone is trying to say "we kill a chicken" "we play the game of chicken" "we cook a chicken"
The addition of the word 'right' to a sentance is a form of query, it is an invitation to agree.
Example: "We will have a party tonight - right?"
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KenW
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It's an advertising slogan for KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) from the U.S., and many of our advertising slogans for some strange reason deliberately misuse the language. The slogans make sense to our ear, but they use bad grammar.
The intended literal meaning of "We do chicken right" is "We prepare excellent meals using chicken".
"Do it right" is a common slang phrase in the U.S. The word "right" is an adjective, but it is being used as an adverb, like "correctly" or "excellently". "Do it well" or "Do it correctly" or "Do it the right way" are all correct but less common.
To "do chicken" is another slang phrase, but less common. It means "prepare food using chicken".
The intended literal meaning of "We do chicken right" is "We prepare excellent meals using chicken".
"Do it right" is a common slang phrase in the U.S. The word "right" is an adjective, but it is being used as an adverb, like "correctly" or "excellently". "Do it well" or "Do it correctly" or "Do it the right way" are all correct but less common.
To "do chicken" is another slang phrase, but less common. It means "prepare food using chicken".