Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Not an excellent start


Spotted this at a Sekolah Kebangsaan in Bandar Utama. There are four, so everybody gets a 25% chance of getting it right the first time. Unlike the teacher or teachers who got it totally and awfully wrong with the grammar AND spelling. Apparently, more than a few concerned parents have pointed out the gaffe to the school principal. Evidently, it has all fallen upon deaf ears and blind eyes. I'm sure they have better things to attend to, like learning English properly! Poor kids.....

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

just as well they didn't change it. they would probably change "excellent" to "excellence"

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

eugene..... you're right, they may just fix it wrongly. Or they simply have no idea how to fix it.

an0nymous-ign0ranus said...

so what are the mistakes?

*mata sudah pusing*

Cik Puan Sri Quzz said...

matiler pengetua sekolah tu dapat pengerusi PIBG cam yope. confirm tatabahasa tip top!
now..y dont you ask the cekgu tu correct the grammar yope?or u did already...?

Anonymous said...

i'm the dumb one here. now i get it; they meant to say, "excellence starts from discipline". no wonder it didn't make any sense. man, the students here will be so screwed.

east43street said...

Another dumb one here. Probably "an excellent start for discipline". Mana satu nih?

Lily G said...

I no learn england in skool.

Anonymous said...

Yeop,
Wanna ask you if buying a super-zoom lens like the 18-200 VR is a good idea.
Mike punye lens beli kat mane? Rasanya Singapo lagi mughoh ke?

Anonymous said...

I am with Eugene on this one.

Leen AshBurn said...

Maybe they purposely do it to get an entry in Engrish.com heh heh.

BTW, the titi photo next door - dimanakah? It's so purdy.

Shionge said...

Oops! They better start to get discipline or ought to be disciplined in order to start the excellence otherwise The Excellency will start to discipline them.

Ahhh...I'm so confused now...HELP Wingy ;)

Cosmic_GurL said...

The whole sentence doesnt make sense...not to mention the appalling spelling! Errmm...maybe u should become an Eng teacher la bro..or ru already one? Hehehe...

Dah Pencen said...

Yeop,
You should send this to the Star's Thumbnails or Mind Your Language section, and mention the name of the school.
Then asses will really start hauling to rectify the error.

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

babe..... eugene and east43street provided very logical options.

missy.... kalo teman jadi ahli PIBG memang payah ler hidup cikgu sekolah tu.

eugene & east43street..... very logical options. Personally, I think they meant it as eugene's suggestion.

riry..... never rearn engrish meh you?

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

dah pencen..... 18-200VR is a very handy travel lense. Bawak satu yang nih dah cukup. HK is the cheapest for Nikon lens.

drama mama..... me,too!

leen ashburn..... that was taken in Pulau Rawa.

shionge..... you're confuse? Imagine the poor primary school kids there.... and some parents, too!

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

cosmic gurl..... my mom used to be one. I suppose I can qualify too.

dah pencen..... sounds like a splendid idea!

east43street said...

Yope kalo dua dah jumpa, mana lagi dua tu..?

UglyButAdorable said...

aiyooo...how laa like this?? wht to expect frm our youngsters nowadays..if the teachers pun dun care about spelling??

i wonder whether skools nowadays still have spelling test like every other day like during my time..

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

east43street..... I stand corrected, like the teachers in THAT school. There are only two Sekolah Kebangsaan there la, apart from two SRJK(C)'s. Maafkan kami, maafkan kami, maafkan kami, ma-af-kan ka-a-mi.

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

uba..... kesian no, and they do have spelling tests still. Just heard of a student who got 50% docked from her all-correct spelling test because she didn't start each word with a capital letter.....

Tynna said...

Can I try this?
I think they meant..an excellent start from discipline..hehe !
meaning...it's excellent to start disciplining oneself...so start disciplining !

Do you read me? Am I oke? I better not try to go on or I'll confuse myself..but I think that's what it is..it's an excellent start to discipline oneself..*qwark**qwark*

Anonymous said...

Ahh.I am confused.

D.N.A.S said...

For all you know, rupa-rupanya kat sekolah ni ada pertandingan 'Spot the mistake.'

That's why you're seeing mistakes everywhere yope!

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

blackfeline..... that's yet another plausible err, start. And it has confused you enough. You're qwarking instead of purring....

mz..... ayam confused?

dnas..... boleh claim hadiah la ni?

Tynna said...

kekekeke..my goodnezz...it's a new habit I have taken...qwarking when I find something funny or when I think I'm right...damn!

Dah Pencen said...

Alamak, gue sudah di-blogroll. I consider this an honour!

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

blackfeline..... so, there should be no talking when you're qwarking

dah pencen..... member's privilege la tu.

Cherry Popcorn said...

I don't really understand this. =(

Da Winged Acrophobic said...

princess shin..... I don't blame you, what more the students?

akula said...

Hoi, bila nak hapdet?

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