I was flipping through my old Dunman High-related stuff when I stumbled upon the “Dunman High School Secondary One Orientation 2003″ Booklet. If you flip you page 2, you would find a well written message by Lin Yi Han who is the representative of the Peer Support Leaders Committee 2003.
The second sentence of his message goes: “For the next four years of your life, Dunman High will be your second home, and it is my pleasure to welcome you into our Dunmanian Family”.
I wish to shift your attention to the first and second phrase which reads: “For the next four years of your life, Dunman High will be your second home,” Apparently, this message was made without the knowledge (who could predict the future) that there were the Integrated Programme.
Imagine you are now in his position, and you are suppose to write a similar message what would you put for the first phrase? I came up with 4 options:
1) “For the next two or four or six years of your life, “
2) “For the next two to six years of your life, “
3) “For the next two, but I hope, four or six years of your life, “
4) “For the next two or six years ,if you taking the integrateed programme, or four years, if you are taking O Levels, of your life, “
So what would you choose? Actually, a more realistic one would be: “For the next four or six years of your life, “, because they would probably not consider anyone who only stays there for only two years part of the “Dunmanian Family”. Hopefully not.
