Why does the Govt always want to clean-up Singalish???
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By then, no one from any group can understand what the hell you are talking about.Originally posted by googoomuck:Why Govt not proud of Singlish?
Learning fluent Singlish is a most difficult task.
First, one must be well talking in various dialacts.
Second, also must know speeching other languages like Mandarin or Malay too. -
1. Terminologies and colloquialisms - word choices pertaining to local usage and may hold different meanings or connotations.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Americans speak English. British speak English. Australians speak English.
So what's the difference between American and English?
2. Spelling differences
American vs President's English (President of the Republican Empire of Singapore) vs British English
Get in line = Q-up, ok, HOR! = Please queue-up here ---- >
Damn, I'm beat! = Wah, so "shag" = I am quite fatigued by these physical work.
Crap! = Kena Sai! = Oh! Dear! I am at a loss for words.
Color = Colour = Colour
Favor = Favour = Favour
Pediatrics = Paediatrics (Wat this mean, huh?) = Paediatrics
Elevator = Life/elevator = Lift
many more examples of differences in the English usage - you will have to live among these peoples to realize it because you change you word choices and terminology to make people understand you.
BUT overall of course, "same-same" , it's English. -
i love Singlish and i'm an A1 student in that module.
i love english too. and i speak with a slang and also was a British Council student.
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Every country have his own culture even places aust and uk, they tend to add so local vocab when they speak...i don't understand why government want to clean up singlish.
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I believe the next movement is "Write English in Proper Spelling"
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If anyone has the opportunity to view the CCTV-9 on satellite or cable TV, one will be very surprised by the high standard of spoken English on this Mainland Chinese TV station that is broadcasting internationally.
The spoken English on the various programmes of news reporting, documentary scripts, and forums are amazingly high, and similar to the quality of spoken English on the BBC and CNN.
The quality of the spoken English Language by those interviewed and participating on forums broadcast live will reveal the confidence that the Mainland Chinese have in this foreign language.
We can safely assume that many of these Mainland Chinese would have studied overseas, and have returned to their homeland, to benefit from the economic boom in their own country rather then be a 'second class citizen' in a foreign land.
Mainland China can easily reach a critical mass of English Language speakers that can number the entire Singapore population of 4.5 million, and will immediately pose a challenge to Singapore's unique position as a 'gateway to the Middle Kingdom' - as touted by the Singapore Government.
With the Olympics 2008 being only two years away, the effort to have more Chinese to be understood as host of this international event, has resulted in a large segment of Mainland Chinese diligently learning this Foreign Language. This is happening across age and dialect groups, and through all the provinces.
Singapore's headstart with the learning of the English Language will be of no consequence when the large population of China can comfortably understand and conduct their relationships with foreigners traders. -
If Singapore's English is not standard English, why the hell are all these foreign students coming over here to learn our English?
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Originally posted by charlize:If Singapore's English is not standard English, why the hell are all these foreign students coming over here to learn our English?
Are the foreign students coming over to Singapore to learn "Standard English" at the Institutions of Learning operated by the Singapore Government, or learning "Singapore English" from the streets of Singapore ? -
Because they want to make it easier for FTs to transit into becoming successful citizens.
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You hit the target ! !Originally posted by ditzy:Because they want to make it easier for FTs to transit into becoming successful citizens. 
Gahment make noise we speak Singlish, than why so many Civil Servants also speak Singlish, but not Engelish ? ?
Shouldn't Gahment & it's Civil Servants set good example for the nation to follow ? ?
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Go easy on them.Originally posted by Dounut:You hit the target ! !
Gahment make noise we speak Singlish, than why so many Civil Servants also speak Singlish, but not Engelish ? ?
Shouldn't Gahment & it's Civil Servants set good example for the nation to follow ? ?
As we've seen before countless times, it's kinda hard on them to try to grasp the importance of not just talking the talk, but also walking the walk. -
Talking the talk & walking the walk ? ?Originally posted by fudgester:Go easy on them.
As we've seen before countless times, it's kinda hard on them to try to grasp the importance of not just talking the talk, but also walking the walk.
Ya hor, Gahment keep making lots of noise that our salaries are higher than China, than why their salaries are much much higher than the USA ? ?
Also highest in the world ! !
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because they can only speak english well. their chinese sucks!!!