<strong>‘Do things right’</strong>
On Sunday, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) spokeswoman Chiang I-chen (江怡臻) said that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei mayoral candidate Chen Shih-chung’s (陳時中) campaign slogan, “Do things right,” was plagiarized from New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi (侯友宜). A friend of mine laughed his head off upon hearing the ludicrous news. One cannot help but admire the KMT’s “ingenuity” for coming up with such a notion.
First, “Do things right” is a common expression heard by people at home, on campus or in group activities. Consequently, it is by no means a “monopolized” or “patented” expression that could be used