tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post6332351543279842088..comments2023-10-20T18:19:54.924+08:00Comments on Bold Talk: Why is our English so bad?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232858719879449643noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-41097694967883558952011-08-24T12:52:21.042+08:002011-08-24T12:52:21.042+08:00I was from SXI and my female English teacher used ...I was from SXI and my female English teacher used a fat cane to whack us in Std 5. Now all her grammars are permanently etched into my brains and vibes. The cane should be brought back!<br /><br />In my blog list, 2 bloggers graduated from US and Canada but their Ingggerris is still horrendous! How did they graduate harr??? Adoi! Faintz!Twilight Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04574109866770324683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-66599332754785143152011-08-22T21:31:31.472+08:002011-08-22T21:31:31.472+08:00My cousin elder than me 1 year old, she is fully C...My cousin elder than me 1 year old, she is fully Chinese educated, can't even speak English, so hard for her to get job in KL.. Taking 1 year going through English.. She gave up easily despite thinking of going to China/Taiwan/HK to work. The solution is only there.. have to back to Chinese which is not much choices. When i was younger, she use to tease me that I cannot speak mandarin Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148141089834327241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-85971649556274157152011-08-22T21:18:48.768+08:002011-08-22T21:18:48.768+08:00Thanks to my parents i'm in English educated.....Thanks to my parents i'm in English educated.. but banana in Chinese. When my parents sent me to SK but not SK (C) both in-laws against coz they will tell u "chinese people dunno read / write Chinese ar.. cannot la.. China is a big market eh.."<br /><br />I speak English with my parents at home.. after I graduated and started to work, only know English is very important, if u can&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148141089834327241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-20998570219028519302011-08-19T23:54:59.659+08:002011-08-19T23:54:59.659+08:00why is our english so bad? are you referring to th...why is our english so bad? are you referring to the recent riots in uk, old chap? to the brits?<br />english bad? shouldn't that be grammar?mr. flungnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-66529830320121156782011-08-19T23:51:05.761+08:002011-08-19T23:51:05.761+08:00no more flung? fling flung flong flangno more flung? fling flung flong flangtokkoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-89892015636930171702011-08-18T23:13:46.328+08:002011-08-18T23:13:46.328+08:00There are a lot of reasons... but one reason I thi...There are a lot of reasons... but one reason I think is because of the mentality of some who are ashamed or afraid to talk English. When I was a kid, speaking English will sometimes makes you get teased... like "uiyo, speaking o dia...", "uina, cakap urang putih oo". All that.<br /><br />Luckily for me, I ignored them. And I'm not excellent but let's just say, I do Okayarmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733525922987509507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-19603694940391497582011-08-18T21:52:17.281+08:002011-08-18T21:52:17.281+08:00wow, interesting post Eugene, I find it very infor...wow, interesting post Eugene, I find it very informative too to read Arthur's comments. Going through all your comments now.Isaac Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641794163377508188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-29387349267051154152011-08-18T21:09:36.393+08:002011-08-18T21:09:36.393+08:00bcos tey all spik n spel like not light lor...miz ...bcos tey all spik n spel like not light lor...miz wz chinese n Engish n BM oso lor. :Psexyjessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422189276079986488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-81044544487113953952011-08-18T20:13:47.654+08:002011-08-18T20:13:47.654+08:00I believe bad languages are just due to laziness t...I believe bad languages are just due to laziness to learn and do thing in a proper manner. We can find bad Chinese in Beijing, bad English in London and bad Malay in KL.Kuching Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-7226552989556946502011-08-18T17:08:03.678+08:002011-08-18T17:08:03.678+08:00Quote STP's ~ "*modal + verb in the base ...Quote STP's ~ "*modal + verb in the base form. Do not use singular, present/past participle or past tense forms after a modal." This never enter my green Bananaz skin at all and they sort of never ever existed. That's bad. *paiseh*இ Baŋäŋaz இhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-54248852316787310042011-08-18T17:04:42.441+08:002011-08-18T17:04:42.441+08:00Why you like that one you have touched our cikgu&#...Why you like that one you have touched our cikgu's hot button he bay tahan already. True blame game is a dumb game. Bananaz is a classic example though from English school right from Standard One till Standard Eleven can count the number of English words spoken at home, no read English newspaper *no English papers at home*, so how to improve English. What would you think is you hear someone இ Baŋäŋaz இhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-31357799096090346842011-08-18T15:51:21.349+08:002011-08-18T15:51:21.349+08:00My thinking is, a language (if it's not one...My thinking is, a language (if it's not one's mother tongue or language) is learned in school, English, for instance. Students master or at least try to master the language being taught in school so I feel the teacher's knowledge or lack of it together with his/her teaching methods have a bearing on how well or how backward the students will become discounting the students study HappySurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444290549991093661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-82781695621009321432011-08-18T14:41:56.725+08:002011-08-18T14:41:56.725+08:00I could not stop laughing after that first paragra...I could not stop laughing after that first paragraph. *laugh*<br />Now we know why her son's command of English is bad, its INHERITED!!! *Huge Laugh*<br />Some parents just doesn't seem to realise that the problem lies with themselves....Angelinehttp://allaboutyourchild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-55566061257626752182011-08-18T12:37:47.026+08:002011-08-18T12:37:47.026+08:00Last time, when I was in MGS, English teachers are...Last time, when I was in MGS, English teachers are the strictest of them all. <br /><br />And of course, own initiative to learn the language properly is important too.<br /><br />If people around us all speak broken English, how do you expect our children to speak it properly?<br /><br />I think my English deteroriated once I enter the working world. xDlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-5911108439741544902011-08-18T11:42:35.975+08:002011-08-18T11:42:35.975+08:00i mentioned you in my blogi mentioned you in my blogLily Rianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06139852906750226047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-59880351373184307832011-08-18T11:18:27.582+08:002011-08-18T11:18:27.582+08:00When my son was in standard one, he told me he cor...When my son was in standard one, he told me he corrected his English mathematic teacher who mistook 'squid' for 'octopus'. <br /><br />He's in form 2 this year. I wonder when he goes to form 4, will the science and math be taught in English?YuinTinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953648909204847790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-18752645733130603932011-08-18T10:50:48.326+08:002011-08-18T10:50:48.326+08:00not just the youngs, try speaking English to a fre...not just the youngs, try speaking English to a fresh graduates nowadays... you vomit blood.. and yes, I agree with STP, the computer language is killing the younger generation now...Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623852965237064398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-79407391997073731862011-08-18T10:46:31.948+08:002011-08-18T10:46:31.948+08:00English isn't our primary language, BM is. Tha...English isn't our primary language, BM is. That's why. Nobody put this international language as a priority. <br /><br />If you failed BM, you're screwed. No university will accept you. If you failed English but passed BM with A1, you can retake the test for English and still be able to enter the finest tertiery school.<br /><br />Just my 2 cents.yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500454253801613403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-62171528563736966262011-08-18T10:32:46.447+08:002011-08-18T10:32:46.447+08:00u know why? Because we have ppl like ME teaching E...u know why? Because we have ppl like ME teaching Engrish to those poor kids out there... that's why!Merrynhttp://www.submerryn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-12535710477704093062011-08-18T10:31:58.957+08:002011-08-18T10:31:58.957+08:00lol on your last statement ! How true was that.lol on your last statement ! How true was that.mNhLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13884723664598214588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-17195331083341934182011-08-18T09:53:49.017+08:002011-08-18T09:53:49.017+08:00Let's put it this way, our DPM is not a very b...Let's put it this way, our DPM is not a very bright fellow himself!Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043552434776358684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-62966965955619020532011-08-18T09:49:03.754+08:002011-08-18T09:49:03.754+08:00My kids are in Chinese school. Unfortunately, the ...My kids are in Chinese school. Unfortunately, the level of English is so low. My boy who is in std 1 was drawing lines through the first term to practice his handwriting. In his recent term exam, his syllabus included colours and shapes whereas in BM and Chinese they have moved on way ahead of these making complete sentences with just a given word. All I can say is the level of English is mghttp://mumsgather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-18450250448024124932011-08-18T09:48:00.070+08:002011-08-18T09:48:00.070+08:00it's not easy being an English teacher. I had ...it's not easy being an English teacher. I had been one n tried all kinds of methods yet some students refused to speak the language..wennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535757998884625545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-42119466388166658592011-08-18T09:42:57.499+08:002011-08-18T09:42:57.499+08:00We speak Chinese to the kids at home, but when I t...We speak Chinese to the kids at home, but when I tell them bedtime story, I will only use English story books. So far, my kids are pretty good in their command of English, and way to go.Yanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047621739104949653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3478579008798883580.post-80521090563788199362011-08-18T09:28:49.810+08:002011-08-18T09:28:49.810+08:00*your children*your childrensuituapuihttp://suituapui.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com