I go to school by bus
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Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Internet slang originated from mid-2012, adopted from an example sentence from an English textbook in Hong Kong in the 90s.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Phrase[edit]
I go to school by bus (Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, humorous)
- a dummy response to questions when an English answer is expected
- a phrase used to signify the speaker's poor understanding or lack of proficiency of English
- 2018, “港女收港男皮”, performed by 農夫 [FAMA]:
- 學咗幾廿年英文仲yes no what / I go to school by bus
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a dummy text to be used as a placeholder for English text, such as in typesetting
See also[edit]
- (English) donde esta la biblioteca
- (English) I'm fine, thank you
- (Portuguese) the book is on the table
References[edit]
- ^ Catharina Cheung (2021 March 29) “I Go to School by Bus: Hong Kong English & its unique usages”, in Localiiz: Living in Hong Kong[1], archived from the original on 2023-08-28