Singaporeans are world's 6th best English speakers. It beats 19 countries in Asia.

[TwoChnBTMs]

Singaporeans are world's 6th best English speakers. It beats 19 countries in Asia. The 6th edition of EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) has placed Singapore on the 6th spot overall. The report ranks 72 countries and territories based on test data from more than 950,000 adults who took EF's online English ...but carry spell  " MERRY CHRISTMAS" #marrychristmas   @ SMRT stations

 

Well, not sure if I love Christmas THAT much. Besides, I only have 3 min to decide.
#MarryChristmas

Edited December 25, 2017 by TwoChnBTMs

[fab]

Many foreigners work in smrt.

[TwoChnBTMs]

Will you Merry me ?

[Guest Guest]

8 minutes ago, TwoChnBTMs said:

Singaporeans are world's 6th best English speakers. It beats 19 countries in Asia. The 6th edition of EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) has placed Singapore on the 6th spot overall. The report ranks 72 countries and territories based on test data from more than 950,000 adults who took EF's online English ...but carry spell  " MERRY CHRISTMAS" #marrychristmas   @ SMRT stations

 

Well, not sure if I love Christmas THAT much. Besides, I only have 3 min to decide.
#MarryChristmas

 

I am Christmas.

[TwoChnBTMs]

could be beter if Marry Christopher

 

[cutejack]

57 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

 

I am Christmas.

Oh i love Christmas. 

[cutejack]

56 minutes ago, TwoChnBTMs said:

could be beter if Marry Christopher

 

Better. Two "t"

Wat is this.lolxx

[cutejack]

But joke aside. Very malu la. Y like that.which mrt station is tat?

[TwoChnBTMs]

Just now, cutejack said:

Better. Two "t"

Wat is this.lolxx

 beter tis wei we chat chet lo

[TwoChnBTMs]

xingapor is gut xity lo

[lonelyglobe]

No problem la, just another human error from smrt, already so many mistakes made, must adjust their bonus.

[cutejack]

1 hour ago, lonelyglobe said:

No problem la, just another human error from smrt, already so many mistakes made, must adjust their bonus.

Talk professional sia. Adjust their bonus.haha

Anyway time to adjust the fare.

Edited December 26, 2017 by cutejack

[Guest Guest]

6 hours ago, TwoChnBTMs said:

Singaporeans are world's 6th best English speakers. It beats 19 countries in Asia. The 6th edition of EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) has placed Singapore on the 6th spot overall. The report ranks 72 countries and territories based on test data from more than 950,000 adults who took EF's online English ...but carry spell  " MERRY CHRISTMAS" #marrychristmas   @ SMRT stations

 

Well, not sure if I love Christmas THAT much. Besides, I only have 3 min to decide.
#MarryChristmas

I cannot believe it. It must be false and not true! This must be the work of the government that influence these survayers. I cannot believe it that singapore is best 6 english in the world. I have many friends from taiwan, korea, hongkong and many others who can speak much better english compare to singaporean. It is an international joke. Our education system is known to br a failure worldwide, our classrooms are overcrowdee. Our teaxhing facilities are like from 3rd world country so how can our english be the 6th best in thr world. Does not make cents.

[lonelyglobe]

22 hours ago, TwoChnBTMs said:

Singaporeans are world's 6th best English speakers. It beats 19 countries in Asia. The 6th edition of EF English Proficiency Index (EPI) has placed Singapore on the 6th spot overall. The report ranks 72 countries and territories based on test data from more than 950,000 adults who took EF's online English ...but carry spell  " MERRY CHRISTMAS" #marrychristmas   @ SMRT stations

 

Well, not sure if I love Christmas THAT much. Besides, I only have 3 min to decide.
#MarryChristmas

we all got it wrong....someone name Christmas and the partner is making a proposal

[Guest not hiding]

ha ha. error must have been done by the same guy that directed me to go to expo stations (with s). and for that EPI Index lucky that they "randomnly selected Foreign Talent from England. Anyway disappointed Singapore isn't number 1???

[wan862011]

Is singlish even counted?

[Guest Guest]

2 hours ago, Nightingale said:

Commuter:  Excuse me, I am lost.  I’m looking for the platform bound for Ulu-ulu MRT station....

 

(In his excited haste for having met someone with a unique name, the station master misspelt “Mary” as “Marry”.)

 

[abang]

Alamak, aiyoh you guys are brutal..

Remember "To err is human, to forgive is divine!"

 

Actually I can testify that English is taught properly in school.  The standard of English is acceptable as long as students remain in school.  The standard degenerates slowly but surely once they put on to the working environment.  They are exposed to the mix of Singlish, Chinese dialects and Mandarin.  This is quintessential the uniqueness of Singaporeans.  Only when required, most can speak proper English and/or proper Mandarin/Malay/Tamil to others.  

 

Cut some slack, please.

 

 

[Guest Guest]

28 minutes ago, abang said:

Alamak, aiyoh you guys are brutal..

Remember "To err is human, to forgive is divine!"

 

Actually I can testify that English is taught properly in school.  The standard of English is acceptable as long as students remain in school.  The standard degenerates slowly but surely once they put on to the working environment.  They are exposed to the mix of Singlish, Chinese dialects and Mandarin.  This is quintessential the uniqueness of Singaporeans.  Only when required, most can speak proper English and/or proper Mandarin/Malay/Tamil to others.  

 

Cut some slack, please.

 

 

Hello...do you know the ceo is paid multi million of dollars a year but cannot manage such simple things like Marry and Merry?this is such a disgrace for singapore! Our education system clearly failed in teaching as if it was done correctly, we will not be making such mistakes. Come on..it is not so difficult to change the education  system, many people had contributed many ideas to our government but sadly fell on deaf ears.

[fab]

4 minutes ago, Guest Guest said:

Hello...do you know the ceo is paid multi million of dollars a year but cannot manage such simple things like Marry and Merry?this is such a disgrace for singapore! Our education system clearly failed in teaching as if it was done correctly, we will not be making such mistakes. Come on..it is not so difficult to change the education  system, many people had contributed many ideas to our government but sadly fell on deaf ears.

 

What makes u that all those operational staff r sgrean or educated in sg?

[Guest Cheacher]

What next? Hurry Raya,  Deepervali

 

[cutejack]

7 minutes ago, Guest Cheacher said:

What next? Hurry Raya,  Deepervali

 

I wanna see hisap day for vesak day

[abang]

Not everything in big companies are micro-managed. So unless the mistake was made by someone and it was not proof-read by another.  Yes I do not accept such a blunder too but at least it was not detrimental to the regular operations.  

 

I am thankful to all the staff of essential services and all the sale staff who worked on weekends and public holidays.  Their dedication should never be mired by such "non-chronic" errors.   This spelling error is pardonable but not the frequent breakdowns!

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Aim properly please]

1 hour ago, abang said:

Not everything in big companies are micro-managed. So unless the mistake was made by someone and it was not proof-read by another. 

 

I am thankful to all the staff of essential services and all the sale staff who worked on weekends and public holidays. 

It is only two words "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"   If you can't get it right, what else can't you get right?   Besides, have you heard of the word "Off-in-Lieu" for those who worked on weekend?  I would rather admire volunteers working on weekend for the needy than civil servants who have been paid to work on weekend and I didn't even mention about their bonuses. 

[fab]

Abang is very kind but such mistake will make sg a laughing stock internationally especially when we pride ourselves to be an English speaking nation.

 

This reminds me of a Chinese ad on sbs bus 我们很乐意为您们服务。seriously we should start to buck up.

Edited December 26, 2017 by fab

[abang]

Off in lieu cannot compensate the quality of family time with your loved ones....They still should be recognise for their sacrifices...

[cutejack]

7 hours ago, abang said:

Off in lieu cannot compensate the quality of family time with your loved ones....They still should be recognise for their sacrifices...

Y working is not quality time ar? But most of us like to work till our last breath ? Any idea how to recognise one's sacrifices ?

[fab]

13 hours ago, cutejack said:

I wanna see hisap day for vesak day

 

More possible wesuk day.

[cutejack]

Pity hor. Singapore no longer a perfectionist country. Sob sob sob.

[Guest Cheacher]

1 hour ago, fab said:

 

More possible wesuk day.

 

We Suck Day?