I REFER to the letter “Narration of the history of nations” by Arof Ishak (The Star, March 5). While I appreciate the author’s effort in correcting June H.L. Wong’s understanding on the term “history” in “Day at the museum” (The Star, Feb 25), I would like to point to a few misconceptions in Arof”s letter.
“History”, as coined by the Greek historian, Herodotus, refers to “his-story”. This means that “history” refers to the study of the actual story that relates back to past information, presentations or memory.
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