stop it please, major major

major, major |ˈmājər ˈmājər|

(adjective)

1. (attribute) more major than major

2. a probable translation of the Filipino term bonggang bongga

Etymology: coined from Venus Raj, Miss Universe 2010 4th Runner Up, in her final answer to the question "What's one big mistake that you've made in your life and what did you do to make it right? "

I've had a serious overdose of this term since the time Venus Raj has immortalized the word "major" and made it a key term in making conversations funnier and more enjoyable. Yeah, major major.

Factions have been formed by Filipinos and fans of Miss Universe alike ranging from those who praise Venus for her wonderful performance to those who think that she's Miss Perfect but has not answered the question properly to those who are dismayed over her poor performance. Much has been said by local and international media about her answer, which are most of the time defending how difficult the question she had to answer. Therefore, I shall no longer discuss this.

What I want to talk about here is how serious sometimes Filipinos are when it comes to proper English grammar usage. Come on now. Why do we easily accept that artists and celebrities -  both English native and non-native speakers - may commit mistakes when speaking in English, except if the artist or celebrity is Filipino? In fact when a Filipino pronounces a word incorrectly or completes a sentence which is grammatically incorrect we laugh and we judge that person right away.

Lots of Filipino celebrities have had their own stupid, "bobo" moments and we just can't seem to get enough of laughing at their mistakes and making the grammatical error the Flavor of the Week or the Flavor of the Month or a Classic Supreme joke such as Melanie Marquez's "long-legged" and "Don't judge my brother. He is not a book."

Being a real second language to most Filipinos and, to some even, their first language, English is expected to be used with much confidence and competency that we can converse with a native English speaker with little or no difficulty at all. And if it becomes difficult for us to converse in English, people measure our intelligence and thinking capacity just because we cannot utter the proper words or aspirate our t's and d's.

Come on now, major major.

Let us put an end to this false correlation that wideness of English vocabulary and intelligence in English grammar and word usage equate to a more intelligent, more critical student or person.

Yeah, you know how to use the language well but if your going to answer stupidly like how Sarah Palin did, then I might as well be an average non-native English speaker than to be a fluent, native-sounding speaker who can't think for himself and will just converse properly when a script is on hand.