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I can't help but shake my head in disapproval at the standard of English in our armed forces. In making no attempt to exaggerate this comment, I say that 'N' level students speak and write much better than those commanders in the force.
Vulgarities aside, having enlisted for close to 5 months, I've seen and heard too much of serious grammatical errors and broken English. Note, I am not referring to the use of Singlish, with its own slate of lors and lahs, but pointing towards the inability of the commanders to even construct a simple sentence properly.
Over the past week, I've been attending lectures and classroom lessons. Powerpoint slides are the default mode of presentation used. But to my horror, mispelt words and unforgivable grammatical and structural errors can scream over the screen, uncorrected. And the thing is, these slides had been used batch after batch, officers after officers. It really turns me off when I look at all these. And I think it would certainly make us 'lose face' when these commanders get their chance to interact with their counterparts in the western world.
What has seriously happened?
Didn't the government introduce the Speak Good English Movement (SGEM)? I am not aware of how effective such movements or campaigns are, but I dare conclude the success has been limited. If a government-initiated campaign is not treated seriously EVEN in the govenment sector, how well can they expect elsewhere? If these civil servants don't take the lead and be more active in improving themselves, how can the situation nation-wide be expected to turn for the better?
Its really time for them to reflect. Otherwise, I'll continue to laugh at the commanders' stupidity when they start scolding people.
人生是黑白的.
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