People walking the streets of Singapore's Central Business District (left) and some commonly used words in Singlish (Photos: Getty Images) SINGAPORE — When Taylor Swift's dancer, Kameron Saunders, ...
As many of you may already know, Singlish is the English-based creole spoken colloquially within Singapore, and despite the government's efforts over the years with the Speak Good English Movement, ...
The press secretary to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has responded to an opinion piece on Singlish in the New York Times (NYT) newspaper, saying it makes light of the Government's efforts to promote ...
Singapore's famous spouting Merlion statue - in Singlish "merlion" means to vomit profusely Singapore's government has long insisted that everyone in the island nation should speak English - it's the ...
Like trends, some Singlish terms fade away, never to be heard again. Sometimes it's a good thing. But like trends, they may make a comeback one day – who knows? We dig out some absolute classics from ...
Associate Professor Eugene Tan’s commentary “Singlish — a uniquely Singaporean threat” (June 1) is a timely reminder of the ongoing controversy over, and the diverse views for and against, the usage ...
As a Singaporean-American, I grew up on bits and pieces of my Singaporean heritage, as my parents drilled a handful of the ‘Singlish’ phrases they grew up on into my vocabulary. Around my family, it’s ...
Singapore's government has long insisted that everyone in the island nation should speak English - it's the language used in schools, at work, and in government. But in practice many people speak a ...
Singlish also has an array of words that are simply invented, that don't mean anything on their own, but dramatically alter the tone of what you're saying when tacked on to the end of a sentence. "I ...
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