NTU regrets use of expletive during speech
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NANYANG Technological University said yesterday it regretted the inappropriate choice of words by its valedictorian during her speech at its graduation ceremony last Friday.
Ms Trinetta Chong, 23, who graduated from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, used the F-word after delivering a rousing speech on behalf of her cohort that had the auditorium cheering. She then congratulated her peers and added: 'We f***ing did it!'
According to those at the ceremony, the remark shocked many in the hall, although it also drew applause from sections of the crowd - which included parents, deans and professors.
A video clip of her speech has since been uploaded on YouTube, where it has attracted a mix of comments. Some have condemned her use of the expletive, while others have lauded her boldness.
In a statement last night, an NTU spokesman said Ms Chong's inappropriate choice of words was regrettable.
However, the statement added that 'graduands at Ceremony 14 were in extremely high spirits on Friday evening'.
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Ms Trinetta Chong, 23 - really bimbo !!! - representing School of Communication and Information and yet - show that she learn zero about communication from the school !!!
Yeap - she really Fxxking did it man !!!
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Congratulations to the graduating class of 2011.
We fucking did it!!!
@5:33
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_ByUfImtg
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Hot
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instant fame.
she fucking did it.
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Yeah !!! Famous now.
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we fucking did it
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No big deal la please. This kind of thing also can make news. Nothing better to report?
Convocation is for insiders only what. Outsiders, those who did not graduate, mind your business la ffffkkk.
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new internet meme...
Will it come up during national day or something???
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will this override boomz and and f*ck u all, srsly?
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New phrase of the year.
Creator: Trinetta chong
We fucking did it.
Yeah.
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maybe she use f words 2 often
f**king nice
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Fuck is a word found in the Oxford dictionary. Yes, it may be a vulgar slip of the tongue but I don't think she should be faulted too much for that.
Side trivia: Anyone knows how the work FUCK came about?
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she is chio
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She's just a fucking kid for fuck sakes, just give her a fucking break already.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
Fuck is a word found in the Oxford dictionary. Yes, it may be a vulgar slip of the tongue but I don't think she should be faulted too much for that.
Side trivia: Anyone knows how the work FUCK came about?
It's definitely not an acronym, that much is true.
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Can you imagine NDP speech....LHL addressing nation:
Today we turn f*cking 46 years old!
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
It's definitely not an acronym, that much is true.
When I was growing up, I knew it as Friendly, Understanding, Caring and Kind. Then I got wind of this urban legend: there was a period of time in medieval England where people required the consent of the king to produce and register their babies. So they'd hang the sign that read "Fornication Under Consent of the King" on their doors. That's how FUCK came about lol.
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
When I was growing up, I knew it as Friendly, Understanding, Caring and Kind. Then I got wind of this urban legend: there was a period of time in medieval England where people required the consent of the king to produce and register their babies. So they'd hang the sign that read "Fornication Under Consent of the King" on their doors. That's how FUCK came about lol.
It probably has more in common with 'ficken' (German) and 'fokken' (Dutch) than a story which doesn't mention which king ruled in that time.
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we cant deny it's the most useful word for every kind of expressions and emotions
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Isn't she entitled to express her relief at having completed 4 years of undergraduate studies with her peers? This is the end of education for most of them, so what is wrong with the use of one oft-used profanity? We are looking at the end of 16 years of education (6+4+2+4). Strange how so many are acting like kids in a coming-of-age ceremony.
Such a mild use of the word, and everyone is up in arms over this tiny matter.
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Ms Trinetta Chong, herself acknowledges the impropriety of her words, and she has explained and apologised for it. End of the matter.
It is not as if she stand by her utterance, and say there is nothing wrong.
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Good looking, Intelligent .. I think I'm in love.
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Originally posted by Alloy13:
Such a mild use of the word, and everyone is up in arms over this tiny matter.
The problem here is 'who' and 'when' the word is used. Tom, dick or harry using the word at a coffeeshop, no one cares. If lee hsien loong uses it on rally speech, confirm hit the headlines far far across the world.