Club 30's "Kill The Boredom Demon Jive Pad" 10th Edition
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The word "democracy" is also in our national pledge...but are we a democracy?Originally posted by Rhonda:Eh... but our 'O' level papers are for 'English as a 1st Language' wor!
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Eh... my generation was taught proper English mah! Although, of course, in sgForums, all the lah's, leh's, mah's and wor's come out!Originally posted by stellazio:welcome to the life of a neighbourhood school..where there's no english..
only singlish and mandarin..it seems that even the english teachers gives up hope..english can't really be thought in the same way as it is in mandarin..
moe needs to know that..
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sgforums, singapore's online corruption n degeneration network...Originally posted by Rhonda:Eh... my generation was taught proper English mah! Although, of course, in sgForums, all the lah's, leh's, mah's and wor's come out! -
Actually I learnt my English grammar and vocab much more from the books I was devouring than from my English teachers. Heck, I didn't pay much attention cause the lessons were BORING.Originally posted by Rhonda:Eh... my generation was taught proper English mah! Although, of course, in sgForums, all the lah's, leh's, mah's and wor's come out! -
i wasn't taught proper english...
i read comics, the old war comics, Beano, Dandy, 2000AD, Marvel Comics, Archie, Ghost Stories, Twilight Zone, Asterix, Tintin, and a whole host of other comics...
also, i read loads of books..
that's where i really learnt english
back to work
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So, the key to a relatively decent standard of English, which includes the ability to speak and write in complete sentences without spelling or grammatical cock-ups, is to inculcate a habit of reading. And by reading I don't mean trash like Singapore Ghost Stories or any similar crap. There's only so much a teacher can do in the classroom.
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nah ... I still believe in the good old fashioned grammer exercises and drills though .....
I think part of the problem is that the new style of teaching English doesn't involve as much grammer drills anymore .... -
what's with this thing today ? ... dp again ...
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Honestly, I had no bloody idea about the rules of grammar , or how to identify a noun, pronoun, adjective, consonance,etc etc all the way up to A Levels and beyond. I did learn my vowels from an enid blython story.Originally posted by Fatum:nah ... I still believe in the good old fashioned grammer exercises and drills though .....
I think part of the problem is that the new style of teaching English doesn't involve as much grammer drills anymore ....
All the reading I did somehow taught me how sentences should be phrased/constructed, on a cognitive level. And I had a dictionary handy when I encountered words I did not know the meaning of. -
I read a lot when young. So I guessed that's where I picked up my English skills.Originally posted by av98m:Actually I learnt my English grammar and vocab much more from the books I was devouring than from my English teachers. Heck, I didn't pay much attention cause the lessons were BORING.
But I remember loving my English teachers and the English lessons too! Somehow, I latched on very fast to grammar and all that. I never complained about English homework one... and even finished tons of English assessment books every year! But the Maths and Chinese assessment books are always very clean and untouched one. 
I remember having to learn about Antonyms, Synonyms and all from Primary 4 onwards, using this supplementary textbook, 'Primary English', different colours and thicknesses for different years. That was good!
There was also this series of very good vocabulary assessment books. Not sure if they're still being published.
And the Pacific English thick, fat supplementary text... very very good for grammar!
And there was the "First Aid for English", which subsequently became re-published as "The New First Aid for English". Bear was saying he found an old old copy at home, probably belonging to his parents. Now, that was a good book! -
Until today, I still have no idea what the hell they are.Originally posted by Rhonda:I remember having to learn about Antonyms, Synonyms and all from Primary 4 onwards, using this supplementary textbook, 'Primary English', different colours and thicknesses for different years. That was good! -
i only knew wad a verb was when i was sec 4..
bloody hell..i never did a single compo homework since sec 2..
and comprehensions were copied,and summarized into my own words..at least i did practice summary.. -
Right now, I have no idea what a verb is.Originally posted by stellazio:i only knew wad a verb was when i was sec 4..
bloody hell..i never did a single compo homework since sec 2..
and comprehensions were copied,and summarized into my own words..at least i did practice summary.. 
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all i know is that its an action word..what that means..i'm not too sure as well..Originally posted by av98m:Right now, I have no idea what a verb is.
but probaly refers to words like slacking,sleeping,procrastinating,pontending etc when its related to school.. -
a proverb is a verb which has lost its amateur status
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Well i think we are on the fore cog of the wheel... women are indeed empowered (remember that term lol) and now there is more of a reflection upon the boys and young men. Thru empowering the girls at school it has been found that the results for boys has indeed gone down in the edutcational system. There has been a call for more men to take up teaching and provide more of a role model for young men.Originally posted by the Bear:i'm going to be politically wrong here...
they have cards, programmes, incentives... blah blah.. where "women only"
try doing that with "men only" and you'll be hammered with so many rabid "feminists" threatening "legal action" and other things so fast, you won't know what hit you...
But if you were a man you would never want to be in a situation where girls or their parents make any accusation of the sexual kind. Whether be true you wont have a career left. This one reason why men dont go into such professions here, and some have been driven out.
So the government wants to explore more programs to address suicide in men, which has outstripped the numbers of women.
A former premier of Melbourne has formed the "Beyond Blue" which is targetted at older men with depression. -
Hu lo lo
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Originally posted by the Bear:a proverb is a verb which has lost its amateur status
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Yeah, a verb is a doing word. In its finite tense, it would be procratinate, sleep, etc. If you + ing to it, it would mean a verb in its continuous tense liao.Originally posted by stellazio:all i know is that its an action word..what that means..i'm not too sure as well..
but probaly refers to words like slacking,sleeping,procrastinating,pontending etc when its related to school..
Not bad, stella, but you got your tenses and verbs kinda mixed up liao. (I think! My English is very rusty liao! )
Wait till we talk about adverbs! 
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whats that..can drink wan anot?Originally posted by Rhonda:Yeah, a verb is a doing word. In its finite tense, it would be procratinate, sleep, etc. If you + ing to it, it would mean a verb in its continuous tense liao.
Not bad, stella, but you got your tenses and verbs kinda mixed up liao. (I think! My English is very rusty liao! )
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Did you guys read about the 2 kids who were jailed for downloading music off the internet? Funny how people like the bastard Durai and the rest of his NKF cronies remain free.
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Harlow!Originally posted by The man who was death:Hu lo lo
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*falls unconscious and face slams onto keyboard after reading this coma-inducing piece of prose*Originally posted by Rhonda:Yeah, a verb is a doing word. In its finite tense, it would be procratinate, sleep, etc. If you + ing to it, it would mean a verb in its continuous tense liao.
Not bad, stella, but you got your tenses and verbs kinda mixed up liao. (I think! My English is very rusty liao! )
Wait till we talk about adverbs! -
Hmm... if I'm not wrong, Adverbs are words that describe verbs? Very much like adjectives?Originally posted by stellazio:whats that..can drink wan anot?
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nothing much, looking forward to mosaic festival now.Originally posted by Rhonda:Harlow!
What are you up to?