Written English

I made a boo-boo at work last week (supposedly).

Yesterday, the boss asked me, "I just want to make sure that you understand written english". She said it so matter-of-factly.

This is by far the biggest insult I've received here.

Come on, I made a mistake. This has nothing to do with my standard of English. After studying here for 1.5 years, I am very confident that although my spoken English is not as bombastic as those ang mos, my written English is far better than many of them. And of course this includes understanding written English!

气死我了！！！

Update: I should show the boss this news article: Singapore students score high in global literacy study