Originally posted by Dormito_ger:
Arrogant? Egocentric? I merely commented on the fact that MOST, if
not ALL Singaporeans THINK that they excel in the command of the
English Language, be it the written or the oral component, which
sadly, isn't the case, as shown in the myriad of postings here.
That's all. That's basically my point. Why? You disagree? Well, I
would love to hear your arguments against this. Besides the usual
stuff about how speaking Singlish is "uniquely Singaporean" and how
it "serves to form bonds" and all that...
You claim to despise the rigid manner in which GP was taught and
graded upon. Well, for anyone who is able to write up an essay
COHERENTLY, with a proper sentence structure and reasonable
grammar/spelling, I don't see why it is difficult to obtain an A
grade. Which leads me back to my point about the standard of
English in Singapore, and the reason why only a select few manage
to obtain that grade. But then again, A1 in GP is nothing.
[b]NOTHING. (Oh, and I hope your grade wasn't moderated up
to an A1. Like 74.5 rounded off or something.) Even if you somehow
manage to obtain 750 on the English component of your SAT1, that's
just average. (I'm assuming you know what the SAT is...)
By the way, I don't give a s*** about what you think of my reply.
FLUNK IN HUMILITY? Wake up and smell the roses dude. I don't know
about you, but as far as I am concerned, the world doesn't revolve
around Singapore. Singapore has to adapt and evolve in tandem the
rest of the world.
[/b]
Hey you just said Singaporeans know that they use Singlish and
broken English and are PROUD of it. So obviously they DON'T think
they EXCEL in the command of the language. Wake up
and smell the coffee. Stop being so incoherent. DON'T contradict
yourself in your writing.
The whole paragraph about how easy it is to get an A1 in GP is
exactly why I despise the manner in which it is graded. Because
people who mug and stick to rigid formats stand a higher chance of
scoring as opposed to people who truly have a flair for writing.
Your entire point about rounding off is totally irrelevant because
all of us have NO idea what our exact scores are? And is that
supposed to be a dig at me? You write like you are five. Either
that, or drunk. Don't be so incoherent. I obviously know what SAT
is. Was that supposed to be another lame attempt at insulting me?
If you didn't give a s*** about my reply, then why did you bother
writing up such a long retort?
Since the world doesn't revolve around you and your petty ideals,
STOP imposing them on other people.
P.S After that reply, I take my back my word on giving a
distinction on English. 
