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Old 21-Mar-2006, 18:30
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Default May be coming to help

Hello,

could you please tell me what the sentence "they may be coming to help you" means here:

In a fire emergency, do not endanger yourself unnecessarily. Let the professionals do the job. They may be coming to help you!

Thank you very much in advance!


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Old 22-Mar-2006, 05:34
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Default Re: May be coming to help

It's being a bit sarcastic- they are coming to help, but it suggests that people don't always let the experts work freely and try to do things themselves.
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