Level of English here

[Aie]

Originally posted by enfant@Jul 5 2006, 01:49 AM

it would be nice if the mods corrected topic titles that are plagued by poor grammar

Hmmm, now that you have been upgraded to the status of a moderator, you can practice what you preach...

[gilera_79]

listen to parents trying to speak English to their kids. the poor kid could really be better off in a Mandarin environment. at least, the Mandarin is correct.

[Lass]

Originally posted by enfant@Jul 5 2006, 01:49 AM

it would be nice if the mods corrected topic titles that are plagued by poor grammar

keke don't expect too much dude! can't beat em join em

[vyruz]

Yeap, the standard of English varies from poster to poster. Some are well written; some are ok; some are, as you say, atrocious. If a poster writes gibberish or uses a crazy font colour or intentionally misspells (my pet hate is saying 'wif' when you mean 'with' - no, it doesn't make you sound cute), I try to avoid reading it or responding to it. Minor spelling errors not counted of course - we all make them from time to time!

 

To those that hold on to the belief that 'My English is poor, and there's nothing I can/want to do about it', what can I say. If you actually know your English is poor, why not try to improve it? Use the forum as a means to improve your language, as opposed to perpetuating the problem. I've spoken English from day one and still use forums (SBF and foreign ones) to improve the way I express myself in English.

 

If you intend never to leave Singapore's borders, and you're happy with your lower-than-average command of English, feel free to make no effort to improve. But if you can see yourself being based overseas a while or possibly moving overseas, I would think it's in your best interest to improve your English. Trust me, Singlish isn't seen as cute or endearing anywhere else but Singapore.

Edited September 30, 2010 by vyruz
Grammar reasons

[vyruz]

Oh gawd. I necrobumped

 

(see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_(Internet)

[mswoodruff]

it's ok lah!