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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Singlish, grammatically wrong but direct in meaning
For many years Singaporeans have been criticised for using syntactically, grammatically incorrect English, collectively called Singlish and we have been injecting Hokkien (Chinese dialect group from Fujian province), Malay, Indian and even mish-mash of English words without the proper grammer, to make our point.
Yes, the leaders of our country are expected to speak Queen's English, but we are not Royals are we ? We are ordinary people relating to ordinary people around us, and in a fast -paced society whereby the fastest as well as most direct form of communication has its uses, hence Singlish.
Look at the video above, even the Americans are mimicking this form of language. Its
the global village adapting to the challenges of everyday life. Long live Singlish !
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