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In school, I have always heard of people saying that they despise English as it

is not their mother tongue to begin with and they start to ask themselves why bother

studying English. Why English? Well, my answer to that question is why not English?

Even though our country’s national language is Malay, we must not isolated ourselves

within our own borders. In order to improve our glorious nation, we must venture out

and embrace the globe as we know it. Yet all this will be mere bubbles of dreams if we

do not master the English language. The easiest way to improve ourselves is to acquire

new skills and add them to our repertoire, however how do you expect a person to learn

new skills from a foreign country without being able to communicate with the local

society there. Obviously, we cannot resort to the use of sign language because how far

can sign language bring us when it comes to more intricate and complicated matters.Surely, the best way for us to learn is by asking questions and for that to occur we must

be able to mutter out English.

I would expect you as the readers of this article wanting to debate with me on the trivial

matter of using other languages as a mean of communication. I myself did not and will

not denounce the use of other languages; as a matter of fact I actually encourage people

to learn up foreign languages to further enhance their conversing abilities. However in

this fleetingly expanding world where economy is of utmost importance to any country,

English is required for countries of different nations to communicate and interact.

Whether you like it or not, English is still and will continue to be the top-notch language

in the world. Although many people speculate that Chinese will replace English as the

world’s universal language, I find that reality hard to be realized in the recent future

because despite the overwhelming numbers of Chinese speakers in the entire globe,

Chinese as far as I know exists as a formal governing language only in places like China,

Hong Kong and Taiwan. Besides this other places, Chinese is only as an alternative

language coexisting with the main language of the particular country. Do you think it

will be likely for nations like Germany and France to abdicate their national language

and pave the way for Chinese to take over? No, of course not! Such is not the case with

English; English is the binding agent which binds the whole of Europe along with the

rest of the world. Almost 80% of all European countries have English as their second

language. Isn’t that proof enough of the importance of English in the world?

Zooming into our own country, the importance of English has not been reduced at all. In

a multinational country like ours, English will be able to serve as a basis for the

culmination of unity in the various races which constitutes our magnificent country.

English is the second language for all races and can be used as a tool to break down the

interracial differences. This is due to the fact that everyone must learn English in theirprimary and secondary education.

As a result, people of different races will be able to communicate in spite of their language barriers. As time moves on, a solid

relationship will be built between them and their own languages can be used to replace English as a method of communication after they

have fully understand each other’s cultures.

English also plays a pivotal role in the educational field. Throughout the globe, research in many various fields has been executed mostly

by the eastern part of the world. Therefore, it is not a surprise for such vital knowledge to be spread to the world in English. In my

opinion, subjects such as Science and Mathematics are best learn under the usage of English as it is the language which the language has

originated from. When the specific terms are translated into another language such as Chinese, you cannot help to wonder a little

awkward feeling that something is wrong. Although insignificant, this might prove to hinder a child’s ability to learn new things and in

turn affect the future of our nation. As a conclusion, English proves itself to be a very important medium of education.

In a nutshell, English is all but useless. It has taken many years of improvement for it to climb up from its humble origins as a tribal

language in the Germanic tribes of England to a language which is almost practiced by more than 75% of the global population. English

is a language both respected and revered by all who knows it due to its sheer depth and versatility. It is only fair for us to continue to use

it and preach on its deeds towards human kind.



Jokes

A bus stops and two Italian men get

on. They seat themselves and

engage in animated conversation.

The lady sitting behind them

ignores their conversation at first,

but her attention is galvanized whenshe hears one of the men say the

following: "Emma come first. Den I

come. Den two asses come together.

I come once-a-more. Two asses,

they come together again. I come

again and pee twice. Den I come

one lasta time." "You foul-mouthed

swine," retorted the lady

indignantly. "In this country we

don't talk about our sex lives in

public!" "Hey, coola down lady,"

said the man. "Who talking abouta

sexa? Imma justa tellun my frienda

how to spella "Mississippi"!

- Speaking in many languange

A english teacher cautiously

approaches the subject of sex

education with her fourth grade

class because she realizes Little

Johnny's propensity for sexual

innuendo. But Johnny remains

attentive throughout the entire

lecture. Finally, towards the end of

the lesson, the teacher asks forexamples of sex education from the

class. One little boy raises his hand,

"I saw a bird in her nest with some

eggs." "Very good, William," cooed

the teacher. "My mommy had a

baby," said little Esther. "Oh, that's

nice," replied the teacher. Little

Johnny raises his hand. With much

fear and trepidation, the teacher

calls on him. "I was watchin' TV

yesterday, and I saw the Lone

Ranger. He was surrounded by

hundreds and hundreds of Indians.

And they all attacked at one time.

And he killed every one of them

with his two guns." The teacher was

relieved but puzzled, "And what

does that have to do with sex

education, Johnny?" "It'll teach

those Indians not to fuck with the

Lone Ranger."

Math, Physics, & Philosophy

Dean, to the physics department.

"Why do I always have to give you

guys so much money, for

laboratories and expensive

equipment and stuff. Why couldn't

you be like the math department -

all they need is money for pencils,

paper and waste-paper baskets. Or

even better, like the philosophy

department. All they need are

pencils and paper.

Quates

Language is the blood of the soul

into which thoughts run and out of

which they grow. ~Oliver Wendell

Holmes

The English language is nobody's

special property. It is the property

of the imagination: it is the property

of the language itself. ~Derek

Walcott

In English every word can be

verbed. ~Alan J. Perlis

Language is by its very nature a

communal thing; that is, it

expresses never the exact thing but

a compromise - that which is

common to you, me, and

everybody. ~Thomas Earnest

Hulme, Speculations, 1923

The great enemy of clear language

is insincerity. When there is a gap

between one's real and one's

declared aims, one turns as if it

were instinctively to long words

and exhausted idioms, like acuttlefish squirting out

ink. ~George Orwell

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Comics



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