By and large, Queen's English or American English cannot be
differentiated through writing. Perhaps, only
through spelling eg colors or colours can the type of English be
seen.
I am not talking about "ACCENTS", but proper use of the parts of
the English.
Now, having said all that, I am NOT against the use of writing
Singlish, (which I am guilty of occasionally).
As I'd said, writing trivial notes about bf/gf, liking of milk, the
time we take to pee, etc can be in Singlish for all i care. It is
sometimes extremely humourous when reading such compositions.
However, if the forum topic is on something serious, attempting to
glean through a very very long passage filled with spelling and
grammatical error is extremely tedious.
I fully understand that such a forum brings together a wide
spectrum of individuals with varying levels on the command of the
language. And as I'd said previously, short, trivial and even
humourous writing can be spiced up with singlish, but I think when
we debate on the more serious issues that translates to longer
passage and longer duration, at least we can attempt to write more
coherently.
We can only assume that everyone accepts criticism and comments
about our writing. I have, on previous occasions, attempted to
persuade a couple of writers to at least spell uncommonly used
words properly, but such attempts are usually rebutted with the
comments that "why others can understand, you cannot??"
I do agree with you, however, on the point that "unintelligible
topics are just their own pitfall".
However, it is still left to the writer on how he wants to
communicate his message. I am just agreeing with the topic starter
that: Yes, the standard of English is not as high as it should be,
but in some occasions it is acceptable, but in other occasions,
perhaps a like care and skill is required. If anyone feel insulted
by my comments, I apologise.
