In the interests of hygiene,

In the interests of hygiene, please don't smoke in this shop.



Is it proper to interpret the phrase in bold as "For the sake of hygiene?" If not, what is it? Thanks.

Personally I think it is one of those bureaucratese phrases.

It doesn't really mean anything apart from Don't Smoke - it is not good for you or the people round you.

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Originally Posted by angliholic

In the interests of hygiene, please don't smoke in this shop.



Is it proper to interpret the phrase in bold as "For the sake of hygiene?"

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Yes.

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Originally Posted by Anglika

Personally I think it is one of those bureaucratese phrases.

It doesn't really mean anything apart from Don't Smoke - it is not good for you or the people round you.

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Thanks, Anglika.
But I can't find "buteaucratese" in my dictionary except "bureauratic."

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Originally Posted by RonBee

Yes.

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Thanks, Ron.

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Originally Posted by angliholic

Thanks, Anglika.
But I can't find "buteaucratese" in my dictionary except "bureauratic."

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What he means by that is language used by bureaucrats. It's a special category.
;-)

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Originally Posted by RonBee

What he means by that is language used by bureaucrats. It's a special category.
;-)

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Thanks, Ron.
Roger!