here's an amusing tale..about a guy with a very active social network posts...the thing is...most of his posts were in English...now, i have no intention of being some stuck-up grammar police..but note of caution...YOU JUST CANNOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE AND POST COMMENTS WITH DIRECT TRANSLATION FROM MALAY TO ENGLISH... here's why:
1- Malay language is not the same as English Language that can be directly translated without changing it's real meaning.
2- People can get confused as to what is it you're trying to say or may misconstrues your words.
3- You will be a subject of ridicule with many, many people print screening your text and whatsapp-ing your comments...to receive further derogatory comments and ridicule...
4- Instead of impressing people with your linguistic prowess, people will really know how bad your English is..
5- God forbid if your boss should read your posts....(and if they do, you better hope their English is no better than yours)
what you should do:
1- cease using Google translate for social networking purposes...only use Google translator for short sentences or word search (such as the meaning of insidious or bibulous or malapropism etc)
2- brush up your English.
3- read lotsa book...to familiarise with the use of words in different scenarios..or for short cut, watch lotsa movie so that in addition to being familiar with the sentences used, you can also familiarise with the pronunciation of word as well..
Jun 9, 2015
Feb 2, 2015
Dream Diary
Hello..this is my first post since my laments on 2014...pretty accurate i might say...2015 do bring some good news...I've been on holiday early January, then there's the price drop on oil..that's good, right? i just want to be simpleton for a while and be positive about everything..and count my blessings...
there is however this one thing that keeps recurring..it's the feeling that I should keep a dream diary. i always aspired to be a writer and sometimes I dream up some plot to have it forgotten the next morning..seriously, i really need to keep this dream diary or dream journal by my bedside just in case, because I heard a lot of writers do get their ideas from dreams....i feels very strongly that i am destined to write and be a published writer...(although I already have, but law journals don't count..and i want to write some engaging Saga or some fiction and such)....
and if my story sells, i could well be living like J.K Rowling...just kidding....i guess i should start sharpening my writing skills, who knows someday my dreams will literally be realised....
there is however this one thing that keeps recurring..it's the feeling that I should keep a dream diary. i always aspired to be a writer and sometimes I dream up some plot to have it forgotten the next morning..seriously, i really need to keep this dream diary or dream journal by my bedside just in case, because I heard a lot of writers do get their ideas from dreams....i feels very strongly that i am destined to write and be a published writer...(although I already have, but law journals don't count..and i want to write some engaging Saga or some fiction and such)....
and if my story sells, i could well be living like J.K Rowling...just kidding....i guess i should start sharpening my writing skills, who knows someday my dreams will literally be realised....
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