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By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Pukey2
Be Best - yeah, that's right, teach Japanese kids wrong English. This is not helping things.
madmanmunt
The first ladies should've played lazer tag and gone for drinks at a jazz bar.
BE BEST!
Silvafan
Unfortunately, most Japanese people won't realize the grammatical error. This is so sad for both American and Japanese people!
Serrano
Be Best - yeah, that's right, teach Japanese kids wrong English. This is not helping things.
I bet you're a hit at parties, Pukey.
Patricia Yarrow
I also was taken aback at this Be Best phrase. Why not "Be Your Best"? At least it is grammatically correct. Pukey is right.
commanteer
"Be Best" is the name of a program the First Lady started. It's short, bunchy and alliterative. "Be Your Best" would be a bit long, trite and boring for a name. She made the right choice.
Sometime English teachers surprise me with their lack of appreciation for the rhythm of language, instead focusing on pedantic rules. Live a little!
cla68
The First Lady is very classy.
Serrano
I also was taken aback at this Be Best phrase. Why not "Be Your Best"? At least it is grammatically correct
Hey, "Be Best" is a LOT better than the Engrish on lot of T-shirts, lol.
Best First Lady in history. Stunning, kind, intelligent and good with kids.
Anonymous
@Pukey2
Go Melania!
Silvafan
Our current First Lady is the "Kim Kardashian" of the Republican Party including nude photos, videos, uneducated background (ex. bad grammar and ironic understanding of logic) , gold digging and married to an idiot.
Pukey2
I'm astounded by the amount of 'people' on JT who are content with the Japanese dropping further down the TOEIC rankings thanks to the teaching of bad English. I just hope nobody is using Trump's tweets as English lessons, unless it's to learn how NOT to write English.
ebisen
They were in Epson's Team Lab in Odaiba (next to the Megaweb). It's an extraordinary place, you can spend a lot of hours inside.
philly1
In English usage there are numerous occasions--especially when using the imperative (commanding) form--when a subject (you/your) or even an article (the) is dropped. (You) Live a little! in the quote above is a prime example.
Therefore, Be (your) Best or Be (the) Best is perfectly acceptable as it is not part of a formal piece of writing. Numerous exceptions are fine for informal speech or when used as a punchy slogan.
hachikoreloaded
I agree that she is good with kids.
Aly Rustom
Nailed it beautifully!!
Strangerland
I'm in agreement, which is why I never make any comments on her one way or the other (except along the lines of that she's beautiful).
Kestrel
Good for you Melania!
Toasted Heretic
That would be Michelle Obama. A truly inspirational person.
Melania Trump has a tough act to follow, that's for sure.
Kestrel
Michelle Obama? Nope.
Melania is great!