HanJH  +  663112 Wed, 04 Feb 09 11:31 PM Hi, I found following sentences at the homepage of a company.         mission : help our customers become successful companies. Attract successful companies to become our customers. 　Policy : we pursue “zero defects” and “do the right thing right for the first time” . I think that the “do the right thing right for the first time” is not proper. Should it be “do the right thing right first time.” or “do the right thing right from the first time.” or “do the right thing right from the begining.” ? Would you give me your comment? HanJH Joined on Wed, Aug 6 2008 New Member 40 Be happy! Sentences

	Orpheus  +  663123 Wed, 04 Feb 09 11:54 PM I tend to agree with you. The way they write it sounds to me like they've never done it right before and will try to do it for the first time. Orpheus Joined on Tue, Jun 17 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia Regular Member 587 'Truth is Subjectivity' - Kierkegaard

	Clive  +  663150 Thu, 05 Feb 09 12:42 AM Hi, Here's another comment. mission : help our customers become successful companies. Attract successful companies to become our customers. This idea seems a bit 'circular'. eg I become your customer. You help me become successful. You attract me to be your customer again. You help me be successful, although I'm already successful. etc. etc. etc. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,646 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

	Orpheus  +  663164 Thu, 05 Feb 09 12:58 AM Hehehe... is this what they call virtuous circle? Orpheus

	Clive  +  663176 Thu, 05 Feb 09 01:15 AM Hi, Maybe. Let me comment on how to 'write' the sound of laughter.   You, and many people on the forum, write Hehehe... To me, as a native speaker, this seems like sniggering. Normal, friendly laughter is usually written as Hahaha. . . Best wishes, Clive Clive

	CalifJim  +  663189 Thu, 05 Feb 09 01:33 AM My version is often Hee, hee, hee! How does that strike you? CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,434 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Orpheus  +  663207 Thu, 05 Feb 09 01:59 AM Well, I've always associated hehehe (pronounced with a schwa ) with a small laughter while hahaha a big one. Jim's version sounds more like a giggle to me, but then again I'm not a native speaker of laughter... sorry, English Orpheus Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Apologies, Languages

	Clive  +  663295 Thu, 05 Feb 09 04:11 AM Hi, Hee, hee, hee strikes me as furtive laughter. It was hehehe that I thought looked like a snigger. I recommend a wholesome, healthy, clean-cut Ha, ha, ha. Let's leave Ho, ho, ho for Santa Claus. Clive Clive

	CalifJim  +  663386 Thu, 05 Feb 09 06:20 AM I'm amazed there's such an elaborate taxonomy of laugh words. I've always taken all of them as more or less interchangeable.    <<<  That represents "ha, ha, ha", I suppose? CJ CalifJim