Ooooh....I'm 2nd among Singaporeans' fav words.
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"Love" is Singapore's favourite English word: survey
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/287544/1/.html
SINGAPORE: According to an online survey by the British Council, "love" is Singapore's favourite English word.
This, along with Singapore's other top six words, was revealed on Wednesday.
After "love","cool" is the next favourite word, scoring over 1,200 votes.
"What I think most Singaporeans will use would be 'cool'. And everything can be cool, like your dressing is coolÂ…going for a vacation will be coolÂ…everything can be cool," says one Singaporean.
The top words were picked from a list of 60.
Says Eunice Crook, Director, Singapore British Council, "As part of our campaign with the Speak Good English Movement this year, we want to look at the way people use language.
"But this is also the British Council's 60th anniversary this year, so we thought 60 words for 60 years. 60 favourite words. And looking at people's favourite words also reflects the way people think."
And Singaporeans thought that besides "love" and "cool", "mom", "dream", "family" and "peace" are the best English words, in no particular order.
There were many other suggestions for favourite words: "I think Singaporeans' favourite English word would be 'food'," says one Singaporean.
"Exhausted," says another, "because we always have to work hard and we're always exhausted!"
Out of the 5,568 online entries, one winner was picked in a draw.
46-year-old Jonathan Goh had chosen the right words as Singapore's favourites.
He says, "I picked Cool, Dream, Love. Cool - basically because my kids, my two kids have been using this word almost everyday. And love, mainly because all of us need love. And dream, we all have dreams and want some of the dreams to come true."
And it looks like one of his dreams of having a vacation in Britain has come true, Jonathan won a pair of tickets to the United Kingdom, thanks to his entry. - CNA/yy
Cool!
So what is your favourite word? -
nice lie. the favourite word for everyone is Fu.ck
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i thought cb is the most fav word?
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he want english word mah, cb not english. fÃœck isOriginally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:i thought cb is the most fav word? -
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but we singapore use singlish ma, why they want to vote by english?Originally posted by Technomage:he want english word mah, cb not english. fÃœck is -
think so, I hear more of Fu.ck than love from people.Originally posted by Technomage:nice lie. the favourite word for everyone is Fu.ck -
because the British Council is the one that conduct this survey. Thus it is English and not other languanges, or "language" like singlish.Originally posted by Dead_Man_Inc:but we singapore use singlish ma, why they want to vote by english? -
WHATEVER. I don't know how this kind of trash news is even worth mentioning.
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EXACTLY!Originally posted by Technomage:nice lie. the favourite word for everyone is Fu.ck
in fact, when they were talking abt it but havent revealed the words yet, i thought number 1 would be "f---".
how disappointing. i mean, how many people use the word "love"?
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what about lame?
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love = make " love " + fu.ck mah only sound nicer mah wat diff
anyway only thing i noe is singaporean mouth come out most is fu.ck love is onli at home say -
i tot it wud be gahmen
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ANYTHING la.Originally posted by packjust:WHATEVER. I don't know how this kind of trash news is even worth mentioning. -
who among us here done this survey
me no -
love is the number one word??
but, but singaporeans hardly know how to love..... -
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so how they chose the words?
and i would have thought the most popular would have been lor/lah/el/liao -
the favourite words should be money, money and money.
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i tink the choices given to the voters oni got love and cool
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