The word "English"

Ayu {O_o} SG

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? Question

the Bear SG

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 Razz

Ayu {O_o} SG

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...."

the Bear SG

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 Smile

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 Neutral

Ayu {O_o} SG

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....~! Crying or Very sad

Ayu {O_o} SG

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.... Wink

the Bear SG

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 Smile

Parka SG

Hey, dudes! What's up?

Ayu {O_o} SG

kids expressing themselves in pictures~! As in they are about 8 yrs old, but they need to draw pics just to get understood....sad....

the Bear SG

ayu's lamenting the deterioration of the level of english in singapore

Ayu {O_o} SG

Terrible..... Sad

Parka SG

Do people in other countries face a similar situation like ours?

Ayu {O_o} SG

well, if you looking at English speaking countries like Australia and Europe, I think they do....

the Bear SG

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

Parka SG

Oh! This is different from speaking!

Writing has gone from bad to worst because of all these emails, forums and IRCs.

Hahhaha.

Parka SG

grammer mistake spotted!

Twisted Evil

Ayu {O_o} SG

keke...that's very typical, mate~! Laughing

the Bear SG

hmm.. grammer or grammar? Twisted Evil

is a spelling mistake WORSE than a grammatical error?

Ayu {O_o} SG

picking your own grammatical mistake? Laughing

Ayu {O_o} SG

spelling mistake....Well, words can differ alot by just a letter...