Comments on: Engrish at Cempaka Square signage http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/ Music, Travel, Technology, Sports commentaries Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:15:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: bengodomon http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-285 bengodomon Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:30:03 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-285 I didn't have a choice - when I was 17 they put me in a 400+ year old private school in England. I was in a 10-man dorm. I was going to take Science-stream A-Levels. I'd only spent a few months in KL. Before that I never even went out of Sabah! So it was learn the language or else... I think the moment one says one is a master at something, the learning spirit is gone. As a requirement for a scholarship application last year, I had to take the IELTS exam. I thought my English writing is good and will easily get full marks, but boy was I wrong... turned out my writing module was the worst out of the 4 modules I had to take. I didn’t have a choice - when I was 17 they put me in a 400+ year old private school in England. I was in a 10-man dorm. I was going to take Science-stream A-Levels. I’d only spent a few months in KL. Before that I never even went out of Sabah! So it was learn the language or else…

I think the moment one says one is a master at something, the learning spirit is gone. As a requirement for a scholarship application last year, I had to take the IELTS exam. I thought my English writing is good and will easily get full marks, but boy was I wrong… turned out my writing module was the worst out of the 4 modules I had to take.

]]> By: sunsuron http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-284 sunsuron Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:36:07 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-284 Ben, I think, judging from just reading several of your blog entries alone, I can confidently say your english is far better. I never took english language seriously until I started working. My company is a UK based and most of the client is from UK as well. When comes to presentation where lots of technical terms involved, I have difficult moment. My boss will just stare at me makes me wonder whether he wants me to rephrase my early statements or thinking who's the idiot that hired me in the first place. Ben, I think, judging from just reading several of your blog entries alone, I can confidently say your english is far better. I never took english language seriously until I started working. My company is a UK based and most of the client is from UK as well. When comes to presentation where lots of technical terms involved, I have difficult moment. My boss will just stare at me makes me wonder whether he wants me to rephrase my early statements or thinking who’s the idiot that hired me in the first place.

]]> By: bengodomon http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-281 bengodomon Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:58:05 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-281 I think it's a reflection of the general deterioration the standard of English in the whole country. If you speak to members of the older generation, their English is much better. I thought my English was not bad (getting A2 at SPM, 630 at TOEFL, 254 at CELT and C3 at 1119) but when I went to the UK as a student, I had a hard time with the language for the first few months at least. I think it’s a reflection of the general deterioration the standard of English in the whole country. If you speak to members of the older generation, their English is much better. I thought my English was not bad (getting A2 at SPM, 630 at TOEFL, 254 at CELT and C3 at 1119) but when I went to the UK as a student, I had a hard time with the language for the first few months at least.

]]> By: jefferi http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-279 jefferi Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:44:27 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-279 sabahan english ba.. what can do.. :P sabahan english ba.. what can do.. :P

]]> By: Kay Kastum http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-276 Kay Kastum Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:00:48 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-276 Or maybe they want people to keep their door closed when driving or something?.. :P Or maybe they want people to keep their door closed when driving or something?.. :P

]]> By: Jewelle http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-275 Jewelle Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:42:31 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-275 Ya bah! Ya bah!

]]> By: mrBadak http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-274 mrBadak Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:40:54 +0000 http://bengodomon.com/2007/07/17/engrish-at-cempaka-square-signage/#comment-274 tukoi.. tunggang tebalik.. ppl will get into accidents when they're trying to understand the sign while driving... tukoi.. tunggang tebalik.. ppl will get into accidents when they’re trying to understand the sign while driving…

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