78. say it right

i saw an advertisement on the back of the bus saying "don't lag behind". lag by itself already meant being slow at the back, so why is there a need for behind. this is just like "unecessary redundancies", where the word "unecessary" is really redundant.

"hand UP your homework". this is what even english teachers say even though they state themselves that hand IN is correct.

"it is my ONE / your ONE." this is what most of us, actually even i say. the correct term should be mine and yours. im trying hard to shake this thing but sometimes im just too slack to refrain from saying the wrong term.

some people just like to add redundant words to their statement while some just like to cut it short. and we, as singaporeans speak not very wonderful english.

ok, ok. so this whole thing revolves around improper languages such as chat-twit. and again, i want to comment about something but i shall refrain myself from doing so lest i get scolded again for having a pathetic life or what sort of this crap.

my main point is that we should speak better english (and chinese). im trying hard to shake off those improper english sentences or phrases. and here's my goal.

by april 2008:
stop adding redundant words into my sentences
by june 2008:
say "hand in", "mine and yours" without having try to refrain myself from wrong terms
by 2010:
shake myself off singlish and finally say it right


everyone should learn to say it right too.

posted by datf @ 3/02/2008 09:57:00 pm