For Fire Use Only

Singaporeans have a knack of being economical in our language. Why say “What is the time now?” when you can say “Now what time?”. Same goes for this:

For Fire Use Only

No, the fire doesn’t need an intercom to burn and I doubt it minds sharing the intercom with others. It just means that one is to use the intercom to call for help in case of an emergency like a fire.

See? Economical! Instead of “Intercom - to be used in the event of a fire”, just say “Intercom for fire use only”.

 

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