Tuesday, November 29, 2005

ANGRY!

I was just browsing the net, feeling placid and a bit tired. Then I stumbled into something and--voila! I snapped! Just like that!

A reputable publisher published books for kindergarten students.

Oh sure, what's wrong with that, you might ask.

Well! The titles are:

1. LET'S DRAWING, COLORING, READING & WRITING OF ABC

2. ENGLISH FOR CHILD

What the--? And these books are supposed to be read by small children! Poor children, they'll read these titles and be corrupted forever!

Gosh! Surely a reputable publisher like this can hire editors with DECENT English?!

(By the way, if you read the titles above and feel nothing--not even a glimmer of emotions--congratulations! You'll probably live much longer than I am. A stickler that I am can get EXTREMELY PISSED just by reading titles like these.)

6 comments:

Iwok said...

jangan marah-marah mba, nanti cepet tua lho! hehehe kidding. salute for your concern to kid's education

Anonymous said...

hehehe...lucu juga judulnya tu buku, skaligus malu2in :p
Eh, jaman sekarang anak masih TK juga dah banyak yg pinter Inggris ya, biar masih cadel juga :D

Johanamay said...

wah....sabar-sabar yach kak...hehehe...sapa sih yg ngarang tuh buku? Jadi pengen tahu aja?

Tria said...

aduh..kocak banget..sekaligus bikin bete!

Anonymous said...

wah, you are trying to be funny he...
trying to mimic the incorrect english of the reputable publishers...Being a writer that you are, this must be rather difficult, haha!

Do you ever write "incorrect" language in your novels on purpose? I just loved the passages from "everything is illuminated" - so funny, so genuine.

Mariskova said...

This means... there's still a job for me when I return hehehehe....

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