Wrong signage
When the legendary man of power, Barack Obama came over to pay a visit to us fellow citizens of Malaysia, we made a fool out of ourselves.
Looking at the open letter on the electronical billboard at federal highway, we can immediately notice the grammatical error. This has made us a international laughing stock more than we already are.
Now some of us can argue that the sentence is not exactly wrong, but what I think is that there are much easier sentence or rather way more sensible.
The coverage.my suggested some correct sentences:
“The sentence is wrong, it can never be ‘welcome to’ unless it’s an invitation, a greeting is always welcome. ‘Malaysia welcomes US President Barack Obama’ would be more appropriate, “she said, adding that ‘the’ in the greeting was also wrongly used. (nst)
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/113002/dbkls-bad-english-welcoming-obama-draws-criticism-netizens
Now some of us can argue that the sentence is not exactly wrong, but what I think is that there are much easier sentence or rather way more sensible.
The coverage.my suggested some correct sentences:
THE CORRECT ENGLISH
1. Welcome, Barack Obama, President of the USA.
2. Welcome, President of the USA, Barack Obama.
3. Welcome, the President of the USA, Barack Obama.
Retired English teacher Elsie Ong mentioned on nst.com that“The sentence is wrong, it can never be ‘welcome to’ unless it’s an invitation, a greeting is always welcome. ‘Malaysia welcomes US President Barack Obama’ would be more appropriate, “she said, adding that ‘the’ in the greeting was also wrongly used. (nst)
Resources
http://thecoverage.my/news/malaysian-bolehland-english-welcoming-barack-obama/http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/113002/dbkls-bad-english-welcoming-obama-draws-criticism-netizens
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