Saturday, 19 September 2015
Singaporeans' use of the words "Mature" & "Matured" is Wrong
Are Singaporeans the only ones doing this? Unable to use these words correctly?
"Matured" is the past tense of "mature". "Mature" is an adjective.
Example: This wine has matured.
Example: He looks mature.
Example: He has matured over the years.
Example: Mature housing estates need to be revamped.
Example: Are you mature enough to be doing this?
Stop being an imbecile & use these 2 words correctly. Don't anyhow add a "d".
Even though I don't get paid correcting people's English (& why should I bother? Let them continue being wrong.), reading a Singapore news "article" online with the wrong words gets on my nerves & I have to finally say something about it. Don't news articles have proofreaders? Editors?
The wrong usage of the 2 words has been going on for a long time, especially in Singaporean conversations. Annoying. It's just simple English. Can't you get it right?
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