Singlish
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can it? is it? speak more it will become a 2nd nature. singlish also has a certain structure of speaking, or else it's just not singlish. How come singaporeans are so well versed in singlish? because they speak it all the time. if they spent 30% of the time they spent on singlish on english instead, i bet their english would improve by leaps and bounds. And how come there are loads of us who can sue both fluently? Its really no excuse.Originally posted by mystiv:that depends, really. sometimes the grammar and everything can just be such an headache
guess that's the main reason why Singlish is so popular. i mean, its much easier to just anyhow say, anyhow type
i have to admit, i am part of the Singaporeans who speak mainly Singlish. Well, when the need arises, i do try to stick to standard English, but sometimes, i stumble over what i want to say, trying to keep singlish out -
The way we use language and the time we spend with it? I'm not sure, but for me, definitely. Before starting primary school, I never touched English before. Have a lot of those Smarty (Bookworm gang) books before I was P1, but never read them because I never know how to, and neither do my parents. I was struggling with English when I was P1, and it took me a while before I was comfortable with it.Originally posted by HENG@:how can it be harder than say, written chinese? only 26 letters to memorize, and u can guess the spelling of words from the way they r pronounced. ok granted my spelling sucks anyway but hey, still much easier to learn compared to loads other languages. -
Singlish is a patois.
Singapore Standard English, SSE or other related acroynms, is our grammatically correct English spoken with our local accent. -
Well, with languages, more is always an asset. Personally, i think people who don't grow comfortable with it, are losing out and doing themselves a disfavour.Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:The way we use language and the time we spend with it? I'm not sure, but for me, definitely. Before starting primary school, I never touched English before. Have a lot of those Smarty (Bookworm gang) books before I was P1, but never read them because I never know how to, and neither do my parents. I was struggling with English when I was P1, and it took me a while before I was comfortable with it. -
what's a patois?Originally posted by LazerLordz:Singlish is a patois.
Singapore Standard English, SSE or other related acroynms, is our grammatically correct English spoken with our local accent.
dictionary.com doesnt seem to give a logical definition -
hmm, ever heard of a report saying that the no. of languages that a person can learn is limited right at birth? i dunnoe, some genes or somethingOriginally posted by HENG@:Well, with languages, more is always an asset. Personally, i think people who don't grow comfortable with it, are losing out and doing themselves a disfavour.