Taking Orders: Polite English for Restaurant Staff
My first job in Sydney was taking orders at a small Italian restaurant in Strathfield. I was so nervous. I kept writing the wrong thing. One evening a chef said to me: 'Repeat the order…
Tag: functional language
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