Good standard up to stardard

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Good standards vs up to standardsConsidering we paid a lot, I really hope the service are of a good standard,Considering we paid a lot, I really hope the service are up to standard.Bye

Avangi · Accepted Answer

. . . . service is, or services are

We don't usually use the article. Simply, "of good standard."

Dimsumexpress · Answer

Hi,
This is how I see the sentences. There are issues, not only in semantics but also how it sounds idiomatically.

AnonymousConsidering we paid a lot, I really hope the service are of a good standard,

Problems:
Service [is] of ....not "are".
Semantics: "Considering we paid a lot", the tone of this connotes high expectation.
To me if I "paid a lot ", I deserve better than "standard", which merely means what is acceptable and what is not according in a society. So " Standard " is really on a sliding scale. Depending on what is being discussed, the significance varies.
Having said that, "....the service are of a good standard''' is not making good sense at all.

Analogy:

If you paid $60,000 for a European car, which is a lot of money to paid for a set of wheels, subconsciously you expect the luxury treatment that typically comes with high-end automobiles and services. So when you take your car to the dealership for service, you will expect something beyond the standard (of the US auto industry), which includes a loaner, your car washed and vacuumed, and courtesy pick up/ drop off. So to make your sentence grammatical, it need s to be revised to something like this:
Considering how much money I paid, I really hope the service is of premium quality.

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