The problem seems to be more acute among fresh graduates. Their level of proficiency does not command the confidence of employers to hire them.- Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan
PRIZE mistaken for “price” in corporate texts. Technicians struggling to explain to their superiors about factory operations.
These are just a few real-life examples depicting the poor standard of English among Malaysians at work today. And as they show, this weakness inflicts all sectors.
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