Stop giggling.

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Esteemed grassroots leaders,

I am writing to highlight an important issue surrounding our banners in this day and age.

You see, as a local blogger, aspiring journalist and young punk, I am intrigued by the number of posters - even at this day and age - that use the word ‘cum’.



Reddit

Yes, ‘cum’. And if you’re giggling, stop.

Because if you’re giggling, you jolly well know what people think the word ‘cum’ means. And it certainly doesn’t mean ‘in conjunction with’.

Bukit Batok East blog

Some of you might be asking: “punk, who gave you the rights to the English language? knnccb, we Singaporeans we like to use the word ‘cum’, cannot ah?”

Truth be told, your publicity officers (or fellow grassroots leaders) have left the word everywhere.

Bukit Batok blog

They’re most commonly found in banners…

Bukit Batok East blog

but some of them have gotten in our flyers as well.

Sembawang Town Council

They’re even on our websites - and more ironically, on a banner publicising a clean-up day.

The thing is - the word ‘cum’ can be simply avoided by a matter of planning.

You can dodge it with an ampersand (for those of you who aren’t atas enough to know what it means, it’s a “&”).

Everything East

Or you could simply use the word ‘and’ - it’s frankly not that difficult.

Given the simplicity of their replacements I have no idea why there are some esteemed leaders who insist on using the word.

Toa Payoh RC Facebook

It frankly leaves a bad taste in the mouth - and none of us certainly appreciate it -

Bukit Batok East blog



So please, stop getting the word ‘cum’ in our eyes.

If not, I’ll have to write up another article cum anti-’cum’ campaign to stop you.