hi, nice way to keep my blog 'updated' huh. after a month. haha.

blogged out a blog post in my mind while bathing today. i had the misfortune of meeting two boys at Tampines MRT station, and they looked pretty decent and honest. but once they started opening their mouths, i was shocked and honestly quite disgusted by the language they use. every sentence is punctuated with vulgarity. and of different sorts.

and that got me thinking. why is it that youths nowadays loveeee to color their languages in profanities? language is such a beautiful thing to learn, and i think we really need to teach them how to speak properly and carry themselves. i've always admired people who carried themselves well, speak well, and care about grammar. it's like a bonus if i ever discover someone who writes well, and takes the effort to use good English too.

i'm not saying it's not okay to speak Singlish. i will be the first to admit that i LOVE Singlish (but without those vulgarities). I think it gives Singaporeans such a unique identity that you won't find elsewhere. but i think we can master the art of Singlish and speaking good English at the same time. i don't think it should be at the expense of us compromising our language standards. there is just so much charm in a person who can speak well, and write well too.

i think it's something that is so lacking in youths these days. because it is so much easier to rant it out without thinking, be all angsty about things and not care, than learning tolerance and endurance.

even in tweets, i think it matters a lot if people take the effort to reread it and correct their English before posting. it'll make the world a better place. but of course, i'm not perfect either. i'm learning about grammar all the time.

maybe i have a secret ambition of being a grammar guru. like, know all the rules to the T. that would be cool huh. what a noble ambition it is.

okay how did i get from vulgarities to grammar. see, i'm a grammar freak at heart. i google everything before posting anything if i'm not sure. and if i do make a mistake, i'll edit it in an instant cos i'll be so ashamed of it. if it's twitter, i'll bomb a whole chunk of tweets just to 'drown' that tweet away. hurhur.

PS, my sis corrected me on this. did you know that we've all been using 'lesser' wrongly? cos there is no such word as 'morer', so we don't say:

I want lesser sugar.

People want to spend lesser time waiting these days.

I listen to lesser music when I'm traveling.

it should be:

I want less sugar.

People want to spend less time waiting these days.

I listen to less music when I'm traveling.

lesser should be used in describing something of less importance or rank or not so great. in the context that, "He was convicted of a lesser assault charge."

it was a revelation to me. haha. we learn new things everyday.

PPS. so being cek ark about grammar will attract cek ark people correcting your own too. yes being human... we all make mistakes... hahaha. i've edited the post Julian.