3 definitions by arlene minardi
The style of writing of many Filipinos of putting a twist on a common English/American saying to make it their own which usually turns out not making sense.
Pinoybonics: "...news spread fast enough like a bullet train."
Common Saying: "……news spread faster than a forest fire………"
Common Saying: "……news spread faster than a forest fire………"
by arlene minardi August 22, 2005
The Filipino style of writing that puts the predicate ahead of the subject or as an analogy putting "the cart before the horse"
"His speech, I thought, was his way of getting it off his chest whatever bothered him."
Should be:
I thought his speech was his way of getting whatever bothered him off his chest.
"But Vargas begins to lay the groundwork for it, here comes Abad, complaining."
Should be:
Abad immediately starts complaining the moment Vargas begins laying the groundwork.
Should be:
I thought his speech was his way of getting whatever bothered him off his chest.
"But Vargas begins to lay the groundwork for it, here comes Abad, complaining."
Should be:
Abad immediately starts complaining the moment Vargas begins laying the groundwork.
by arlene minardi August 9, 2005
by arlene minardi August 9, 2005