Comments on: The Deplorable State of English in the Malaysian Blogosphere. http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/ Living without Credit Cards Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: papajoneh http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-141 papajoneh Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:04:30 +0000 http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/#comment-141 man. this is a really check for me. ok. im guilty of not using a proper english or whatever you all said. I never did get A or B in english. so, sorry loh ok. As long as you all understand, im fine. ;) man. this is a really check for me. ok. im guilty of not using a proper english or whatever you all said. I never did get A or B in english. so, sorry loh ok. As long as you all understand, im fine. ;)

]]> By: Bryan http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-137 Bryan Fri, 27 Apr 2007 06:39:51 +0000 http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/#comment-137 To write the way we speak or to speak the way we write. That is the question. For the younger generation, there's just one commandment. If you want to be part of them, you must look and sound like them. Even if you have to break your perfect English in 10 places. To write the way we speak or to speak the way we write. That is the question.

For the younger generation, there’s just one commandment. If you want to be part of them, you must look and sound like them. Even if you have to break your perfect English in 10 places.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Jeffrey Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:46:38 +0000 http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/#comment-136 It'd be nice to see a slightly higher standard of English among the local bloggers. It's a shame, because there really are many unique voices out there that are worth reading, but poor grammar and sentence structure tend to undermine readability a tad. On the flip side, while I'm sure education plays a big part of it, I notice that most local blogs tend to be conversational in nature, as in they're written more or less the same way a local might speak English to a friend. Which also tend to be the way <i>I</i> speak English. Just a thought. It’d be nice to see a slightly higher standard of English among the local bloggers. It’s a shame, because there really are many unique voices out there that are worth reading, but poor grammar and sentence structure tend to undermine readability a tad.

On the flip side, while I’m sure education plays a big part of it, I notice that most local blogs tend to be conversational in nature, as in they’re written more or less the same way a local might speak English to a friend. Which also tend to be the way I speak English. Just a thought.

]]> By: Edrei http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Edrei Fri, 27 Apr 2007 04:36:32 +0000 http://www.louyeh.com/the-deplorable-state-of-english-in-the-malaysian-blogosphere/#comment-135 That's probably why most of my readers consists mainly of people outside Malaysia rather than in Malaysia itself. Somehow, as a friend said, the way I have been blogging these past few months, it's like I'm no longer a Malaysian blogger anymore. Not with the things I talk about or the way I've been writing. That’s probably why most of my readers consists mainly of people outside Malaysia rather than in Malaysia itself. Somehow, as a friend said, the way I have been blogging these past few months, it’s like I’m no longer a Malaysian blogger anymore. Not with the things I talk about or the way I’ve been writing.

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