Suggestions for 'Metro TV'<\/p>\n
From Koran Tempo<\/p>\n
By my record, quite a few TV programs have English titles,
\nparticularly in Metro TV. I wish to suggest Metro TV and other TV
\nstations to use the Indonesian language for the names of their
\nprograms. There are good Indonesian equivalents for, for example,
\nHeadline News or Today's Dialogue.<\/p>\n
I wasn't making this suggestion out of a high sense of
\nnationalism or a national language pride, but rather out of pity
\nfor foreigners, who maybe feel deceived, wrongly believing that
\nthe programs concerned are in English, while, in fact, not as
\nsuggested by their English titles, they are in Indonesian. It's
\nno joke and has really happened. Some foreigners have commented
\nlike this: \"Perhaps Indonesians do not realize that the
\nIndonesian language, which uses Latin letters, has the potential
\nto become an international language.\"<\/p>\n
We have many language experts capable of translating English
\nterms or phrases into Indonesian. When properly translated, these
\nphrases will become not only shorter and more meaningful but also
\npleasant to the ears. I am sure the use of the Indonesian
\nlanguage for program titles will not lower the prestige of TV
\nstations. Their image will even become better.<\/p>\n
AMIR KARAMOY<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/suggestions-for-metro-tv-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }