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[Dunia] Journalist casts doubt on Malaysian delegation’s command of English

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Post time 22-7-2014 09:00 PM | Show all posts |Read mode


KUALA LUMPUR, July 22:

A journalist has angered Malaysians when he suggested over Twitter that the country’s delegation in rebel-held Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, has a poor command of English.

Paul Sonne, a Moscow correspondent for The Wall Street Journal where he covers Russian politics, business and society, had tweeted: “The documents were in Russian and English, and I’m pretty sure the Malaysian delegation’s English wasn’t very good. Wonder what they signed.”

The tweet had since been deleted, but not before netizens made screen captures of it and send Twitter abuzz with criticism against Sonne, originally from New York.

Tina Maliq from Section 17 in Petaling Jaya tweeted that Paul Sonne must be thinking that Malaysians live on trees.

Another Malaysian Dewi Armand described it as the “idiotic tweet of the day.”

A Twitter user @sicfallacy replied in a sarcastic manner: “I don’t know y some Msians so angry with @PaulSonne’s tweet. I’m Malaysian and I don’t understand English. Anyone can translate it to me?”

A local journalist Firdaus Azil tweeted, “This @paulsonne thinks we don’t know how to use proper English. Last time I checked, Putin/Poshorenko didn’t use English while giving PCs” – in reference to the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

Broadcast journalist Sumisha Naidu questioned on what basis he was saying that the Malaysian delegation’s English wasn’t very good.

Sonne was at the scene when senior Ukrainian separatist leader Aleksander Borodai of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) handed the plane’s black boxes to Malaysian experts in Donetsk earlier today.

Colonel Mohamed Sakri of the Malaysian National Security Council told the meeting the two black boxes were “in good condition”.

Sonne also tweeted that the rebels had perhaps gained a tiny semblance of political legitimacy in exchange for handing the black boxes.

Accused of being Russia’s proxy forces, the self-proclaimed state of DPR is fighting for breakaway from Ukraine.

Read more: http://www.therakyatpost.com/new ... lish/#ixzz38CZbA3XX

,,,i wonder also,, our english is that bad meh,,,
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:03 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Maaf, tak faham apa yg ditulis... Boleh tolong translate:lol
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:03 PM | Show all posts
kita satu2 negara yang iktiraf pembentukan negara baru tu...
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:07 PM | Show all posts
Mne taknya, org tny tergagap jehhhhh
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:10 PM | Show all posts
senahsanasini posted on 22-7-2014 09:07 PM
Mne taknya, org tny tergagap jehhhhh

Dia tak mau dinterview. Agaknya kwn tu geramlah kot.
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:17 PM | Show all posts
kan masa mula2 cakap, colonel tu kata "we wish to express our 'cere' appreciation", lepas tu orang sebelah dia mumbled something, baru dia repeat "our 'sincere' appreciation...". dalam ayat yang berikutnya ada dia sebut "two box" instead of "2 boxes". kalau sembang biasa2, silap macam tu tak apa la... ni wakil negara kan, dan event yang ditonton satu dunia pula tu. tu agaknya yang journalist tu boleh buat conclusion macam tu.
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:18 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Semer wakil mesia xnak intebiu miu, nk manja2 kalu sila pegi direct jumpa Jibby, jumpa Kak Ros terus pun takpe. Nnti terslh jwb, bertmbh satu lg mslh, dahla dok dlm kwsn under pemisah.
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:21 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Poor tu maksudnya meskin kan...so rakyat malaysia byk yang meskin english...boleh translate gity..
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:27 PM | Show all posts
chique posted on 22-7-2014 09:17 PM
kan masa mula2 cakap, colonel tu kata "we wish to express our 'cere' appreciation", lepas tu orang s ...


..tengok dari minit 0:16, memang teruk & hazab pun acik ni cakap omputih, contoh:

- my ''cere'' appreciation
- to ''attain'' our request
- 2 black box
- handing over to ''the'' Malaysia
- ''a'' property of Malaysia

lepas tu siap sebut His Excellency pulak lagi tuh, cakap Mr. Borodai cukup lah....cemana pegawai pangkat kolonel inglish hazab gitu..??




Last edited by pyropura on 22-7-2014 09:32 PM

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Post time 22-7-2014 09:30 PM | Show all posts
lizaliza posted on 22-7-2014 09:21 PM
Poor tu maksudnya meskin kan...so rakyat malaysia byk yang meskin english...boleh translate gity..


dalam konteks ni poor= buruk/teruk, so memang buruk & teruk, macam beruk...
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:34 PM | Show all posts
Perfect command of english doesnt guarantee fruitful negotiations.




Take that, arrogant westerners!
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:40 PM | Show all posts
pyropura posted on 22-7-2014 09:27 PM
..tengok dari minit 0:16, memang teruk & hazab pun acik ni cakap omputih, contoh:

- my ''cere ...

omg...mmg hazabedah english nye....kelaut takde sempadan
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:41 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
aku tengok putin tu selamba je cakap rusia buat pc..rilek je..kalau yg nk phm pndai2 la translate..

yg org melayu ni xdak kebolehan conduct pc in english..cakap ja bahasa melayu..kalau media nk phm pndai2 la cr translator..

apa yg nk malu nya ckp bhsa melayu..aku pun xpaham..
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:42 PM | Show all posts
Delifrance posted on 22-7-2014 09:34 PM
Perfect command of english doesnt guarantee fruitful negotiations.


then the kolonel should speak entirely in malay, biar another offficer translate..
Last edited by pyropura on 22-7-2014 09:46 PM

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Post time 22-7-2014 09:44 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Kalau aku jadi dictator akan aku haramkan twitter...twitter ni alat komunikasi yg hampeh...dia tweet apa yg dia pikir, xde kupasan...so bole buat misunderstanding. Byk kes bongok berlaku sbb twitter drpd fb...kes Bung Nazi lah, kes bini DAP la...twitter ni mudah sgt bawah kekecohan.
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:48 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
fredbok87 posted on 22-7-2014 09:40 PM
omg...mmg hazabedah english nye....kelaut takde sempadan

Point penting.... Dpt x blackbox tu? Mayat?

Hok english superb pun x dpt benda alah ni... malaysian yg english ke laut ni yg dpt....
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:49 PM | Show all posts
lr7 posted on 22-7-2014 09:41 PM
aku tengok putin tu selamba je cakap rusia buat pc..rilek je..kalau yg nk phm pndai2 la translate..
...


Russia tu bahasa UN, apa2 senang nak carik translator
bahasa mulayu takde value - not even cultural value, let alone commercial value, takde sapa nak translate...

aku setuju dgn ko, kalau tak bapa konpiden, cakap aje bahasa Mulayu, mesti ada 1-2 anak buah dia boleh translate
...
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:55 PM | Show all posts
Tapi mmg nampak mcm uncle ni tak berapa fluent in english...
Paham maybe la kot tapi nak ckp balik tak berapa....
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:57 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
pyropura posted on 22-7-2014 09:49 PM
Russia tu bahasa UN, apa2 senang nak carik translator
bahasa mulayu takde value - not even cult ...

Tapi bahasa Indonesia ada bukan ... Internasional sih. Haha
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Post time 22-7-2014 09:58 PM From the mobile phone | Show all posts
Ckp je this is malaysia english ... Mcm Singlish. .. Can lah.
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