Does it make sense? "Don't occupy seats like a savage"
Occupying seats is a common phenomenon in college nowadays. It's understandable that some people would get up early and go to the classroom to occupy a seat with a good view for valuable courses. However, many people would also occupy extra seats or just leave a note with bad words on it which threaten people not to take it down. So I want to choose this as my speech topic, so does this sentence make sense? "Don't occupy seats like a savage".

Thanks !!

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Does it make sense? "Don't occupy seats like a savage"
Occupying seats is a common phenomenon in college nowadays. It's understandable that some people would get up early and go to the classroom to occupy a seat with a good view for valuable courses. However, many people would also occupy extra seats or just leave a note with bad words on it which threaten people not to take it down. So I want to choose this as my speech topic, so does this sentence make sense? "Don't occupy seats like a savage".

Thanks !!

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Actually, it sounds a little comical.  "A savage" makes me think of someone who is wild, uncontrollable and screaming.

There's an expression "first in, best dressed" which means that those who come first will receive preferential treatment.  You could twist the phrase into, "First In, but Not Best Dressed".

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Perhaps seats should be allocated & auctioned each semester. Balloted?

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