First published on May 1, 2001:
I AM convinced that your articles on Malaysian English are a waste of good paper. Americans, Australians, and even the English, do not speak English properly. English is an evolving language witnessed by the fact that the Oxford English Dictionary now incorporates words from many other languages (including Malaysian) that have become a part of everyday English.
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