The word "English"
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To many, speaking English is a daily commuciation.
To some, speaking Proper English is a must.
Finding that only a fraction of people/locals speaking proper and fluent english but with limited vocabulary added to it, who are we to blame?
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well, there was a time when the rules of English grammar was drilled and grilled into us...
then it stopped happening in schools...
i think you can blame the brainiacs running the MOE for it
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Grammar has only a few sets of rules whereby (I presume) most of us comprehend. But why are there funny verbs like 'lame' and 'crap'? Where are all the 'gay' (old english)?Originally posted by the Bear:well, there was a time when the rules of English grammar was drilled and grilled into us...
then it stopped happening in schools...
i think you can blame the brainiacs running the MOE for it
Working in a tuition centre makes me realise children has no idea the defination of 'gay' when they only knew 'homonsexual' = 'gay'.....
And TCS is using American english on their english subtiles...and that caught my eyes, thinking, "No wonder our volume and standard of English had deteriorated...." -
yes... however, stuff like Sesame Street was from the US...
lame, crap are words but different uses now..
crap has always been "dung".. however, in here, the forums, we refer to talking as 'crapping' because we're mostly 'talking shit'...
"gay" was a term used by the homosexual movement and it has become the term for homosexuality already
mostly, people in singapore have stopped reading.. as a hobby...
8 out of 10 say they cannot be bothered....
and, that, is one of main reasons, i would think...
most stopped, ironically by their own folks... who force them to study, unaware that through reading, they learn much better than being forced to read texts and do their assessment books
Originally posted by Ayu {O_o}:Grammar has only a few sets of rules whereby (I presume) most of us comprehend. But why are there funny verbs like 'lame' and 'crap'? Where are all the 'gay' (old english)?
Working in a tuition centre makes me realise children has no idea the defination of 'gay' when they only knew 'homonsexual' = 'gay'.....
And TCS is using American english on their english subtiles...and that caught my eyes, thinking, "No wonder our volume and standard of English had deteriorated...." -
Sad to say, I fell under that catergory. I have only started reading as an interest recently....So before that, and during my teens years, i was either watching movies(American movies), and TCS shows, when I should have been watching Channel News Asia or listening to Class 95....~!Originally posted by the Bear:yes... however, stuff like Sesame Street was from the US...
lame, crap are words but different uses now..
crap has always been "dung".. however, in here, the forums, we refer to talking as 'crapping' because we're mostly 'talking shit'...
"gay" was a term used by the homosexual movement and it has become the term for homosexuality already
mostly, people in singapore have stopped reading.. as a hobby...
8 out of 10 say they cannot be bothered....
and, that, is one of main reasons, i would think...
most stopped, ironically by their own folks... who force them to study, unaware that through reading, they learn much better than being forced to read texts and do their assessment books
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What's wrong with it? I really can't comprehend the fact that kids these days use all sorts of funny terms and languages to express themselves....worse still, in pictures....
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what pictures?
anyway, street lingo has become real words... like "bling bling" has actually made it into the dictionary
oh well.. language will always evolve -
Hey, dudes! What's up? -
kids expressing themselves in pictures~! As in they are about 8 yrs old, but they need to draw pics just to get understood....sad....Originally posted by the Bear:what pictures?
anyway, street lingo has become real words... like "bling bling" has actually made it into the dictionary
oh well.. language will always evolve -
ayu's lamenting the deterioration of the level of english in singaporeOriginally posted by Parka: Hey, dudes! What's up?
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Terrible.....Originally posted by Parka: Hey, dudes! What's up?
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Originally posted by the Bear:ayu's lamenting the deterioration of the level of english in singapore Do people in other countries face a similar situation like ours?
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well, if you looking at English speaking countries like Australia and Europe, I think they do....Originally posted by Parka: Do people in other countries face a similar situation like ours? -
except from a friend's email to me.. he's australian
"hey ken
hows life over their? hope its nice and sunny. i will be visiting in feb and im bringing my girl too."
so, yes.. they do have problems tooOriginally posted by Ayu {O_o}:well, if you looking at English speaking countries like Australia and Europe, I think they do.... -
Originally posted by the Bear:except from a friend's email to me.. he's australian
"hey ken
hows life over their? hope its nice and sunny. i will be visiting in feb and im bringing my girl too."
so, yes.. they do have problems too Oh! This is different from speaking!
Writing has gone from bad to worst because of all these emails, forums and IRCs.
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Originally posted by Parka: Oh! This is different from speaking!
Writing has gone from bad to worst because of all these emails, forums and IRCs.
Hahhaha. grammer mistake spotted!
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keke...that's very typical, mate~!Originally posted by the Bear:except from a friend's email to me.. he's australian
"hey ken
hows life over their? hope its nice and sunny. i will be visiting in feb and im bringing my girl too."
so, yes.. they do have problems too
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hmm.. grammer or grammar?
is a spelling mistake WORSE than a grammatical error?Originally posted by Parka: grammer mistake spotted! -
picking your own grammatical mistake?Originally posted by Parka: grammer mistake spotted! -
spelling mistake....Well, words can differ alot by just a letter...Originally posted by the Bear:hmm.. grammer or grammar?
is a spelling mistake WORSE than a grammatical error? -
spelling mistake...Words can differ alot by just a letter...Originally posted by the Bear:hmm.. grammer or grammar?
is a spelling mistake WORSE than a grammatical error?