Singlish is the only form of English to most S'poreans

[True Believer]

Why this obsession with 'standard' English. ?

All things being equal, we are far more likely to advance in our careers if we utter grammatically correct English without incorporating elements of Chinese and Malay into our speech.

 

[True Believer]

LKY dun promote Singlish, as a matter of fact he promote English and Chinese

You hit the nail squarely on its head!

 

[True Believer]

So that Sinki lost both its English and Chinese capabilities to cow pap cow bu on internet mah

Being multilingual in S'pore really means that most of us are "jacks of all trades, but masters of none".

 

[Balls2U]

I wonder how many Sinkies can actually appreciate the series Downtown Abbey, and understand what the fuck is happening throughout the show?

 

[superpower]

I wonder how many Sinkies can actually appreciate the series Downtown Abbey, and understand what the fuck is happening throughout the show?

Actually you don't hear posh RP accents in London these days. Most educated folk speak SSBE (Standard Southern British Accent) or MLE (Multi-Cultural London English). Even within the royal family, accents have shifted. Just compare the speech of Prince Harry or William with that of their father and grandmother.

 

[True Believer]

It would be wonderful to hear the use of Standard English more often in S'pore. However, it is absurd to expect S'poreans to use Shakespearean English. Imagine two NSmen coming across a sentry sleeping at the guard post with one of them remarking: "Behold, he lies unlike the living. Oh my heart!"

 

[Balls2U]

It would be wonderful to hear the use of Standard English more often in S'pore. However, it is absurd to expect S'poreans to use Shakespearean English. Imagine two NSmen coming across a sentry sleeping at the guard post with one of them remarking: "Behold, he lies unlike the living. Oh my heart!"

"Frailty, they name is woman!"
Singlish - "Pua Chee Bye!"

 

[superpower]

"Frailty, they name is woman!"
Singlish - "Pua Chee Bye!"

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!" - KNNBCCB!

 

[Balls2U]

"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!" - KNNBCCB!

"If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?”
Singlish - If you fuck with us, you sure kena hoot until jialat jialat!"

 

[True Believer]

"If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh? If you poison us do we not die? And if you wrong us shall we not revenge?”
Singlish - If you fuck with us, you sure kena hoot until jialat jialat!"

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players" - As You Like It.
In Singlish: "Don't need to wayang, lah."