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Why 7th Storey Hotel is still 7th Storey?
The New 7th Storey Hotel went under the limelight recently because of LTA's decision to demolish it to make way for the new Downtown Line Bugis Station.This grand dame from the 1950s is going, and I decided that I have to blog about it.Huh, but the nonsensical title?You see, if you first come across the name, you'd think the hotel has only seven storeys. Ok, maybe not so because of the difference between ordinal and cardinal numbering. It is seventh storey, not seven storeys. But the human mind often works by association, so putting a number and a noun together will give the impression of having x-number of that noun.Luckily the Chinese name is not that confusing. "七层楼酒店" means seven storeys hotel. So 7th Storey Hotel should be a seven storeys hotel.Until you read what the articles say.Take the June 27 ST when the groundbreaking news was announced, "55-year-old hotel to make way for MRT":The hotel, which actually has nine storeys despite its name, was opened in 1953 by the late property magnate Wee
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