Writing tests conducted by the University of New South Wales have proven that we spell better than Australians. It gives me such sheer pleasure to know this, as a Singaporean.
Words like chaotic, laborious, dilemma, perceive, voyage, actions, appearance, camouflage, disappeared, frightening, muscular and predators were on the list.
This ability is attributed to the "drill" method we use in learning and even local academic material print words that we should know how to spell. Our counterpart however, gets their students to "read" and pronounce. Spelling does require memory.
We have also clinched four of the top positions in the Royal Commonwealth Society's essay competition. Our command of English "trumps even native speakers from the United Kingdom." This is the third year, incidentally.We have been given the greatest number of awards out of all the participating countries as a result. So there.
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