Flash! Fiction 3 by Peter McMillan - HTML preview
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"Thank you, Mr. Win. We understand you have an excellent credit rating, and you're just the type of individual that qualifies for our new platinum double plus card."
"You mean 'who?'"
"'Who?' I'm sorry sir, I don't follow."
"You said 'the type of individual that.' Shouldn't it be 'the type of individual who?'"
"Sure. If you like. But you do know what I meant, right?"
"With that—uh, what's the word—oh yeah, clarification. With that clarification, I get it. Can I phrase it that way?"
"Yes, you may Mr. Win, but—"
"Wouldn't 'subject to that clarification' sound better?"
"Absolutely sir, but I'd like to get back to the—"
"Excuse me, please. I have one more question. What does this
'double plus' mean?"
"It means the highest level."
"Excuse me. Just one more question, please. Wouldn't it be clearer—or is it 'more clear'—“
"Either way, sir."
"—to say 'peak platinum' or 'pinnacle platinum' instead of 'platinum double plus'?"