Netizens couldn’t wrap their heads around the correct spelling of words such as martabak and beriani as clarified by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
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One of the noted changes was the spelling of “Ramadhan.” DBP said the word should be spelt “Ramadan” instead of “Ramadhan.”Ejaan Bahasa Melayu#Ejaan#DekadBahasaKebangsaan#BahasaJiwaBangsa pic.twitter.com/7HNEPGdYvy While some thanked DBP for the clarification, others expressed disbelief that those were the correct spellings, especially for words such as “murtabak/martabak” and “briyani/beriani.”A netizen asked DBP for clarification on the changes in spelling because the public has commonly used “incorrect” spellings.However, there is one thing that everyone can agree with. No one spells kuey teow correctly!
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