pesasu
New member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2010
- Member Type
- Retired English Teacher
- Native Language
- Tamil
- Home Country
- Malaysia
- Current Location
- Malaysia
Over time there has been a gradual slip in the use of English especially in Asia. I am of the believe that any language spoken has to respected and in fact 'held sacred'. In expressions and pronunciations, English has taken a beating and I feel the pain. I walk in total embarassment as I see advertisements that reaches out to millions with grammatical errors and strange construction mode. Millions seem to be spent on flyers, pamplets and brochures with the need to edit taking last place and in some cases editing becomes not relevant. It hurts.
How do we get it right again is a poser, a definite poser. There has to be an international group of English experts overseeing its use and arresting the misuse/abuse. We might 'beat our chest' and call English a universal language but we should not abandon the thought that it has a beginning and there is a particular nation that holds it in its heart.
When I was taught English it was in a way that made me respect it and enjoy it. Things have changed and grammar has become a word that is disliked. I did travel quite a bit and must say that verbs get missing in conversations.
I feel sad that despite billions being spent and with generous sharing through initiatives like yours 'the universal language' is not uniting the expressions and pronunciations.
It needs a revolution, maybe.
For English, I remain,
Yours truly,
Jack RSN