tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post113984919394974406..comments2023-12-23T22:32:53.531+08:00Comments on Taking Up The Challenge: The Evolution of the English LanguageVictorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140226035094225642006-02-18T09:27:00.000+08:002006-02-18T09:27:00.000+08:00Makes you realise how those journalists and report...Makes you realise how those journalists and reporters could get away with "murder"when they wrote sentences that are more than 40 words long, while we could only get away with "manslaughter" when we did so in school, doesn't it? ROTFL.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140162104209979382006-02-17T15:41:00.000+08:002006-02-17T15:41:00.000+08:00Etel, you are certainly not a kid but you must be ...Etel, you are certainly not a kid but you must be kidding me when you said that you didn't understand that condensed sms in my post, right? Ok, maybe your standard of English is higher. :) <BR/><BR/>So do you understand this sentence which I believe is what Frannxis was referring to in his comment:<BR/><BR/>"The consistent pattern of readiness to inflict civilian casualties - often when striking targets that are not of vital military significance - suggests that Mr Bush and other pro-life American leaders have less concern for the lives of innocent human beings in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, than they have for human embryos."<BR/><BR/>Incidentally that article was written by a Professor (no wonder right?). It was about America's 'excesses' in its war against terrorism.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140154377991258442006-02-17T13:32:00.000+08:002006-02-17T13:32:00.000+08:00Here is the opposite - an eg of 'very high standar...Here is the opposite - an eg of 'very high standard english'? :- <BR/><BR/>I just read today's ST's article 'Brazen display of disrepect for life.' There are many long complex sentences and there was one paragraph with only one sentence consisting of about 50 words. <BR/><BR/>I think many people need to read some sentences more than once to grasp its meaning.frhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402261314300053806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140035587082737592006-02-16T04:33:00.000+08:002006-02-16T04:33:00.000+08:00hahahahaa!!!!kids? me? haha!one thing... uncle vic...hahahahaa!!!!<BR/><BR/>kids? me? haha!<BR/><BR/>one thing... uncle victor, i had problem reading the "shortened" sms.. <BR/><BR/>generation gap? oh no! im too old for youngsters nowadays! =.="<BR/><BR/>- EteLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140014316837490092006-02-15T22:38:00.000+08:002006-02-15T22:38:00.000+08:00Wah lau. The kids who read your blog ah, their Eng...Wah lau. The kids who read your blog ah, their English sure improve one. Not only proper sentences but also got poems to read some more.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1140014095724358552006-02-15T22:34:00.000+08:002006-02-15T22:34:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139929247925240072006-02-14T23:00:00.000+08:002006-02-14T23:00:00.000+08:00Oh I nearly forgot, thanks Chun See for the info t...Oh I nearly forgot, thanks Chun See for the info that Htoo Htoo is probably a Myanmese name. I sort of knew that htoo. You see, I took the photos of the shop signs in Peninsula Plaza. There are many Myanmese shops which have Myanmese shop signs. Myanmese writing looks like earthworms to me but I can recognise it. Peninsula Plaza is getting to be like a mini-Myanmar, just as Golden Mile Complex is like a mini-Thailand.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I just wanted to poke fun (as always). By the way, do you happen to know what dialect/language is SSEOWW? Hokkien? :)Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139928535301549602006-02-14T22:48:00.000+08:002006-02-14T22:48:00.000+08:00Look what you have done, Chun See. Never mess arou...Look what you have done, Chun See. Never mess around with the poetic wordsmith. Now you'll be hard put to retort with some appropriate old song's lyrics. (I don't think there are any old songs about Shylock and Merchant of Venice.)<BR/><BR/>This is getting interesting. And it's all happening on my blog. :)Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339178864363140977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139926870718558842006-02-14T22:21:00.000+08:002006-02-14T22:21:00.000+08:00A story was toldNot so long agoOf a man named SHYL...<B>A story was told<BR/>Not so long ago<BR/>Of a man named SHYLOCK<BR/>Lurking in Victor's blog<BR/><BR/>Nobody's aware<BR/>What SHYLOCK'S doing there<BR/>But delighted the Bard'll be<BR/>With this new-found mystery<BR/><BR/>Merchant of Venice's the book<BR/>That I read in school<BR/>SHYLOCK O SHYLOCK<BR/>Why do I see TWO?</B>Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139926703260401852006-02-14T22:18:00.000+08:002006-02-14T22:18:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139882799601793862006-02-14T10:06:00.000+08:002006-02-14T10:06:00.000+08:00Congrats on a very good article - written in prope...Congrats on a very good article - written in proper English too. <BR/><BR/>Some comments:<BR/><BR/>1) I think Htoo Htoo is a common Myanmarese name.<BR/><BR/>2) You shd charge that Shylock friend of yours $10 for every foto he uses.<BR/><BR/>3) The term 'laudie' was coined by my teenage daughter, not me; to refer to over-the-hill actors and singers.<BR/><BR/>4) Laudies like you and I shd blog more as a favour to the MOE a favour.<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the lengthy comments. Have to make up for the past couple of weeks when I was shut out of your blog.Lam Chun Seehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762020157703342970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13303109.post-1139875039991030512006-02-14T07:57:00.000+08:002006-02-14T07:57:00.000+08:00Well Victor, one way to get our kids to write good...Well Victor, one way to get our kids to write good English is through your Blog. You write clearly, precisely, funnily, cleverly and you make sense most of the time. A true compliment from the bottom of my heart.<BR/><BR/>I pity the school teachers these days. Imaging having to mark essays written SMS-style. But thankfully, I think most of our kids know when and when not to use them, the way they do with Singlish.<BR/><BR/>You really "copy-righted" your pics ah? Dun care, I'll still rip them! Sue me lah.Chris Simhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760501651748435844noreply@blogger.com