Sinkie admitted to AMDK that Singlish is low class. Singlish speaking Sinkies please take note.

[Hypocrite-The]

american engrish has also evolved. a brit would articulate in a full sentence… “it’s highly likely that i have committed an error.” a redneck would say… “fuck!”

No need so crude lah...yanks would say : my baad

 

[bobby]

Then what fuck accent do the SG newscasters have ?

 

[True Believer]

Does the truth hurt?

Unfortunately, most of our students fail to articulate their words clearly and distinctly according to the rules governing the English language. Our Govt attributed declining standards of English competency to the widespread use of Singlish. This led to the launch of the Speak Good English Movement in April 2000 that championed the use of Standard English over its English-based patois. Proponents of Singlish view it as unique to S'pore and an expression of our multicultural identity. However, the reality is that most S'poreans are unable to code switch effortlessly between Singlish and grammatically correct English. It is hardly surprising that the majority of our young are not proficient at handling different varieties of the language. After all, an estimated 50% of households are ill equipped to support the use of Standard English.

 

[countryman]

@ least it sounds so much better than Pinoy accented Engrish... Always have a hard time grasping what they trying to say?

 

[syed putra]

my China counterparts hire top uni students in China who learned "wai yu" - foreign language, they can slang like Americans when speaking English, very confident and fluent

I learn English watching CGTN.

 

[True Believer]

@ least it sounds so much better than Pinoy accented Engrish... Always have a hard time grasping what they trying to say?

Unfortunately, the truth hurts. Filipinos also have an onerous task trying to understand Singlish. However, I find that many S'poreans possess the ability to code switch to a more standard form of English when interacting with foreigners here.

 

[eatshitndie]

No need so crude lah...yanks would say : my baad

those are more educated more polite yanks.

 

[eatshitndie]

Unfortunately, the truth hurts. Filipinos also have an onerous task trying to understand Singlish. However, I find that many S'poreans possess the ability to code switch to a more standard form of English when interacting with foreigners here.

i like to code switch to beng lingo when in sg. “knn” is my favorite greeting and honorific.

 

[True Believer]

those are more educated more polite yanks.

There are also many polished speakers of English among S'poreans.

 

[True Believer]

i like to code switch to beng lingo when in sg. “knn” is my favorite greeting and honorific.

To each his own; do whatever "floats your boat". I also use the greeting "KNN" on toxic relatives who bad mouth me out of envy. Fortunately, I only have one to avoid this coming Chinese New Year. LOL!