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Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Cast the right spell.
Ok if anyone who knows me well, will know that I am someone who doesn't like to type paragraphs in broken and abbreviated English. Heck, even when I sms I type out the full words. I just like it that way. So basically the simplest way to irritate the hell out of me is to type in an atrociously singlish-fied version when you're trying to describe something. Or typing In ThIS KinD Of FoNt, ThEsE NauSeAtinG RanDom oR nOn RaNDom CapItAl LeTters. Ow my head hurts.
Sure, I type (and speak) Singlish all the time. Using made up words existing only in this part of the Earth. But if it's something to be said clearly, we all should try to spell (in both senses of the word) it out clearly. When I was younger, I admit, that I used to type like with lots of dot dot dots.
Eg: "You know that day...I was walking along the street when someone gave me a million dollars....I said I don't want it because I hate money..and everyone should hate money.."
Some extremists will write "U knoe tt dae hor.. I was walking along e street when some1 gabe me a million dollar.. I say I dowan because I hate money, and every1 shd hate money."
No the gabe wasn't a typo. It's really weird how typing has a weird sense of fashion too. Like, "nah, gibe you loh."
Wtf??! And all the sudden influx of act cute terms like 'le', 'wor', 'de'. Things which I never seen a few years back, are suddenly thrown in my face from time to time.
Cool huh. And you think a hot place like Singapore doesn't have cool stuff.
Okok lame.
And it really irritates me sometimes, typing great as gr8, later as l8r, mixing numerals and alphabets where they don't belong. Looks shitty, and doesn't make the typing become faster. (Maybe in smses yes.) And there's that very poor standard of English by Singaporeans in forums. Yes nobody has to type in perfect English. I can't say I'm proficient in English myself. Typos are common and forgivable. As I grew older I realised I have to type assignments and I had to ensure that typing in net lingo doesn't get into my blood. I had to bite myself each time I type "don't" as 'dun', "didn't" as 'din', and so on. Don't go checking on me now though, sometimes I get lazy and still type in short form, but I know someone like me will catch on things very fast and will subconsciously type in Singlish and that's gonna be real tough for my assignments and essays, especially if I type fast.
When I visit forums where there are more than Singaporeans, and I see a post like the above, I immediately jump to conclusion that's it's from our homeland, or our neighbour Malaysia. I know IT IS the way we speak, and it's what makes us unique (anyway this unique thing is just what we say to console ourselves), but when I see these posts somehow I get embarassed, or ashamed? Seeing the foreigners message "what the hell does that mean?" and so on. Hmm maybe in times of emergency this will be our own code, like the windtalkers during the Vietnam war. Nobody will knows what we are talking about!
Oh right.
Except Malaysia, our fiercest rivals whom might very well be our first enemies.
No no! Kidding~! Peace! Don't give us water never mind lah! Peace my brother!
Back. There are certain scenarios where we speak Singlish, and not. When corresponding with the world, we should all try to keep to the standard of english that we have been thought in school. This will make better understanding, and reduce misunderstanding from foreigners about our country.
Do you get what I'm saying?
Take a look at this: What a shame. But SO FUNNY!
And that is also why I say 'talk kok' and not any other. I know 'kok' might be a part of a name of someone, but I'm sorry I'm not making fun of it. I just don't like to see the word 'cock' unless I see a red capped feathered bird or if I sit beside the bus' emergency exit.
Oh man I'm so sissy at times I feel like a girl.
Oh yeah, or like a shuttlecock, you know those stupid things you hit across the court with a net in between.
(Meanwhile author thinks of how to end this wuss entry.)
.
..
...
Hey check out the clock! Time for bed!
( works every time!
)
triggering Mr Ng HS |
Ok if anyone who knows me well, will know that I am someone who doesn't like to type paragraphs in broken and abbreviated English. Heck, even when I sms I type out the full words. I just like it that way. So basically the simplest way to irritate the hell out of me is to type in an atrociously singlish-fied version when you're trying to describe something. Or typing In ThIS KinD Of FoNt, ThEsE NauSeAtinG RanDom oR nOn RaNDom CapItAl LeTters. Ow my head hurts.
Sure, I type (and speak) Singlish all the time. Using made up words existing only in this part of the Earth. But if it's something to be said clearly, we all should try to spell (in both senses of the word) it out clearly. When I was younger, I admit, that I used to type like with lots of dot dot dots.
Eg: "You know that day...I was walking along the street when someone gave me a million dollars....I said I don't want it because I hate money..and everyone should hate money.."
Some extremists will write "U knoe tt dae hor.. I was walking along e street when some1 gabe me a million dollar.. I say I dowan because I hate money, and every1 shd hate money."
No the gabe wasn't a typo. It's really weird how typing has a weird sense of fashion too. Like, "nah, gibe you loh."
Wtf??! And all the sudden influx of act cute terms like 'le', 'wor', 'de'. Things which I never seen a few years back, are suddenly thrown in my face from time to time.
Cool huh. And you think a hot place like Singapore doesn't have cool stuff.
Okok lame.
And it really irritates me sometimes, typing great as gr8, later as l8r, mixing numerals and alphabets where they don't belong. Looks shitty, and doesn't make the typing become faster. (Maybe in smses yes.) And there's that very poor standard of English by Singaporeans in forums. Yes nobody has to type in perfect English. I can't say I'm proficient in English myself. Typos are common and forgivable. As I grew older I realised I have to type assignments and I had to ensure that typing in net lingo doesn't get into my blood. I had to bite myself each time I type "don't" as 'dun', "didn't" as 'din', and so on. Don't go checking on me now though, sometimes I get lazy and still type in short form, but I know someone like me will catch on things very fast and will subconsciously type in Singlish and that's gonna be real tough for my assignments and essays, especially if I type fast.
When I visit forums where there are more than Singaporeans, and I see a post like the above, I immediately jump to conclusion that's it's from our homeland, or our neighbour Malaysia. I know IT IS the way we speak, and it's what makes us unique (anyway this unique thing is just what we say to console ourselves), but when I see these posts somehow I get embarassed, or ashamed? Seeing the foreigners message "what the hell does that mean?" and so on. Hmm maybe in times of emergency this will be our own code, like the windtalkers during the Vietnam war. Nobody will knows what we are talking about!
Oh right.
Except Malaysia, our fiercest rivals whom might very well be our first enemies.
No no! Kidding~! Peace! Don't give us water never mind lah! Peace my brother!
Back. There are certain scenarios where we speak Singlish, and not. When corresponding with the world, we should all try to keep to the standard of english that we have been thought in school. This will make better understanding, and reduce misunderstanding from foreigners about our country.
Do you get what I'm saying?
Take a look at this: What a shame. But SO FUNNY!
And that is also why I say 'talk kok' and not any other. I know 'kok' might be a part of a name of someone, but I'm sorry I'm not making fun of it. I just don't like to see the word 'cock' unless I see a red capped feathered bird or if I sit beside the bus' emergency exit.
Oh man I'm so sissy at times I feel like a girl.
Oh yeah, or like a shuttlecock, you know those stupid things you hit across the court with a net in between.
(Meanwhile author thinks of how to end this wuss entry.)
.
..
...
Hey check out the clock! Time for bed!
( works every time!
)
triggering Mr Ng HS |