You know, I always dislike grammar nazis. Check that. I loathe them.

I'm of the opinion that no matter how grammatically incorrectly one delivers one's ideas, it should not cloud our judgment on whether what he or she tries to express makes sense or not. Well, short of that person saying, "I'm a ManU fan because they is so cool!"

Because they is so not.

In fact, I wrote about this.

Yet, I'm willing to make an exception when it comes to something one publishes. As in, seriously publishes. As in, official brochures, leaflets, public announcements. As in, something that our nation's reputation may be judged upon.

As in these:

• Sign on a Ketapang-Gilimanuk ferry
• Menu from a Malang restaurant
• Menu from a Malang café
• Our national carrier's official receipt
• Song dedication form from -- try saying that fast: form from -- a Kuta pub
• TV commercial

And the mother of 'em all -- sign at our capital's biggest international airport:

I'm not gonna insult y'all by explaining what is wrong with each; I'm sure you guys can spot the errors just like that. Moreover, all this comes from someone who still says one, two, tree when counting and wonders aloud whether we should go to the bitch for some weekend fun. (I know some may actually find it fun, but I bet not the average people on the street.)

Look, I know grammar -- especially that of a foreign language -- is not everyone's forte. Yet, there's nothing wrong with finding someone who knows better and can help you proofread, is there? Take that mother of 'em all for example. Whoever printed that could've come to any bule standing idle -- it's an international airport, for milkshake -- and asked him or her to verify its correctness. For the best result, find those in group and conversing in the loudest voices -- most likely you've hit Americans.

Wait. What was I saying? No. Don't go to Americans to verify whether your English sentence is correct.

What if noone is able to help? Well, in that case, tough luck -- and surely not that airport scenario -- just don't put the English text on, then. I mean, combined of espresso & pure chocolate, felt your time getting warm? Dude, come on.

At the very least, get the spelling correct. As exciting as it is to see a spacial chi[c]ken steak, that just doesn't make any sense now, does it? What will they use to serve the chicken, a flying saucer?

And please, pay special attention to what you're about to put on your corporate website. Nothing like one or two grammar errors in a publishing company's vision, mission, and values to ruin a good business opportunity.

To err is human. To be unafraid of asking and learning from our mistakes makes us better humans -- and a better nation.

Now let's beat those Koreans and advance to the next round.

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