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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Today was really tiring for me. Maybe that was because i was coughing for the whole day..hmm..I think it is really time to see the doc.
Anyway as I was reading news from the yahoo website as I got home, I came across this open question at the side of the home page. "Is Singlish to blame for many Singaporeans' poor command for proper English?" I have always something to say on this topic but I was curious on what the public thinks about this. The many comments have different opinions and I should say while reading the comments that not many people are on the same page as me on this topic.
Most comments highlighted the fact that Singlish is the identity of Singapore and it should not be criticised as there is nothing wrong in using it. Yes, there is nothing wrong in using singlish but using it frequently might grow into a habit one cannot come out from. I, personally do not like the idea of Singlish being the identity of Singapore. I do not know if this piece of information is true. I sincerely wish that it is not as I always believe in speaking good English.
However, I think that speaking a little Singlish once in a while is not wrong as long as it is not being overused.
The other day while I was travelling in the MRT train I was appalled to see that primary five and six students still have problems in using singular and plural verbs and proper tenses. I thought this should be already mastered in lower primary. As Singlish does not focus on tenses or grammar or any rule in English, I believe that the root problem of these students is that Singlish became a habit for them.
So is Singlish to blame for many Singaporeans' poor command of proper English? In my opinion, I definitely think so.
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