know what gets my goat, among many others?
the state and decline of English in malaysia
i'm no degree holder in language or grammar, but this is horrible to say the least
1. double confirm
anyone out there heard this phrase?
doesn't it make you literally cringe?
where on earth do these people come up with such phrases?
i hope this isn't what our schools are teaching our children
2. ... myriad of ...
common mistake even in our local dailies ... as one will find (if one condescends to do so) when reading local English gazettes
one wonders if their editorial staff are a) actually working; b) up to par; c) lazy
methinks rushing deadlines is not sufficient reason
"of" is redundant ... sighhhh ... i could be stuck in a language time flux
anyone who wants to improve ... READ ... no two ways about it
get some First Aid in English (formerly by Preston and currently by TIMES) books and do the exercises
old copies of NatGeo are relatively cheap at rm2-rm5/copy
rent books from bookstores
subscribe to Readers' Digest or get old copies
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