A reader on STOMP was appalled by the standard of English displayed by Singaporean parents.
"It is sad to find that there are many people out there who are unable to distinguish "Singlish" from "English." She said.
However, it wasn't the "Singlish" accent that bothered her, it was how they massacred the English language with poor grammar and poor sentence structure.
Surrounded by poor use of the English Language, children, especially those in their developing years might pick up Singlish from their parents.
Many adults take grammar lightly and they don't realise that they are hurting their children in the process.
She urged all adults to be mindful and alert in this area and to avoid "imparting them to the next generation."
She recounted two incidents:
While at a clinic, she overheard a woman say to her son, "Ask your dad to run fast, our number is going to be reached."
It was the first time she heard that phrase and she was shocked at the woman's misuse of words.
Another incident was when she went to the hawker stalls and she overheard a family discussing what food to order.
"What you want to call?" The father asked his children.
The STOMP reader explained, "both incidents show that many educated adults speak and teach Singlish to their children. Many have difficulty creating proper sentences that make sense."
"The use of Singlish should be banned."
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