Say It Right.....the next time.

It is rather common nowadays to hear people pronounce "Nowadays" as "Nows-a-day". Some would attribute such a wrong pronunciation to the uniqueness of Singlish (Singaporean brand of English). But, I feel that it is simply a mistake gone uncorrected. Frankly, most of the time, I felt it was quite discourteous to correct the person right on the spot.

Another common mistake, sometimes committed even by people in the media industry, is "Between 6 to 9". It should be "Between 6 and 9". Another common one, "It comprises of...". This is wrong. It should be, "It comprises..." or "It consists of ...".

Well, as long as we pay attention to our speech and writing and continue to learn, we should be able to improve our standard of English. This improved standard of English should start right from the junior learners in schools.