Singapore cracks down on local dialect

[kansas]

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

what borrow me 5 dollars can?


Chow cheebye which asshole ever spoke like that?

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

what borrow me 5 dollars can?


Chow cheebye which asshole ever spoke like that?

Maybe the Ah Beng speaks like that?

 

[spotter542]

Even the way we talk also got control arh ?
Sinkapore lang sibeh cham , cheng hu simi lan jiao mar ai chup.

 

[Ramseth]

Maybe the Ah Beng speaks like that?

I still have to, reluctantly but realistically have to, blame the non-English educated parents and grandparents for trying to speak English that turned out to be Singlish to their young and impressionable kids.

If you can't speak it properly, don't try to act smart and spoil your kids' faculties with your (pidgin) version, thinking it helps them learn English faster. Kids that grew up with "ah boy, ah girl, go take that wash," "ah boy, ah girl, come take this down," "ah boy, ah girl, don't naughty wait I beat you then you know," will grow up will these impressioned in their faculties.

The best way to encourage and help your kids to learn good standard English is to stop speaking English to them, unless you're of LKY, JBJ or CSJ standard. Let them be cultivated with the real stuff in school.

 

[makapaaa]

But OK for Viet, Burmese, Pinoy and what have you not to speak in theirs? What are you defending, NSmen?

 

[spotter542]

But OK for Viet, Burmese, Pinoy and what have you not to speak in theirs? What are you defending, NSmen?

To be a true blue Hokkien peng and that $9000 GE carrot ( which I'm not entitled despite serving 2 years and 11 years ) coming to your CPF

 

[vamjok]

But OK for Viet, Burmese, Pinoy and what have you not to speak in theirs? What are you defending, NSmen?

we are defending the tang dynasty of emperor Lee

 

[sally]

If you can't speak it properly, don't try to act smart and spoil your kids' faculties with your (pidgin) version, thinking it helps them learn English faster.
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The best way to encourage and help your kids to learn good standard English is to stop speaking English to them, unless you're of LKY, JBJ or CSJ standard. Let them be cultivated with the real stuff in school.

That is an accurate assessment, the goverment should focus on that, have people who cannot speak standard English stop speaking English to their kids.

 

[sally]

what borrow me 5 dollars can?


Chow cheebye which asshole ever spoke like that?

People who haven't been to school for English classes or uneducated people will speak like that :(

 

[lovesamleong]

Sinkies will lose out to new citizens like PRC or Pinoy if they continue to speak Singlish

 

[Leongsam]

Jolly good idea. I hate Singlish. It sounds absolutely moronic.

 

[po2wq]

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oh! ... another spik england campaign again ...

after so many yrs, stil cunt get it rite! ... tok abt efficiency! ...

another wayang n a total waste of time n moni again ... :o

 

[leetahbah]

Singlish is a jumble of the nation's four official languages — English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil — and vocabulary from several Chinese dialects. It often consists of English words used to directly translate Chinese phrases.

Sure or not, got Tamil? Even I don't think there is Mandarin, more of hokkien and Malay

 

[allanlee]

People who haven't been to school for English classes or uneducated people will speak like that :(

Halo ! Whaddaya mean uneducated people?
Fyi, this is the type of english taught by the neighbourhood schools back in the 70's hor...... that is why we have a whole generation speaking like tat.

 

[1sickpuppy II]

what borrow me 5 dollars can?


Chow cheebye which asshole ever spoke like that?

Some of the lower educated ass holes in my company. Tried to educate them the finer points in the English language and got the feeling like tossing pearls infront of swines

 

[Ramseth]

Actually, there's also reverse Singlish effect on Chinese and Malay speakers too. These languages as spoken by TV newsreaders are not the same as one hear on the streets, where Chinese and Malay are punctured with words from each other and with English words of course.

 

[allanlee]

Some of the lower educated ass holes in my company. Tried to educate them the finer points in the English language and got the feeling like tossing pearls infront of swines

Dun steroetype........ even some highly educated people who write very well sounds like lowly educated assholes when they speak.

Take a look at our parliament.... we have a couple of mini stars who speak like that. :o ...... so embarrassing when a visitor asked me "Is your Minister educated in China?" while watching the news where this particular mini star was being interviewed. :o :o

 

[silliporean]

Brits and Yankees dont agree with each other too so how??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzDbNFDdP4

 

[Agoraphobic]

English: Fuck You!

Singlish: Fark Your Mudder!

English: Up Yours!

Singlish: Fark your mother CB!

English: You fuckhead!

Singlish: Fuck your mother CCB!

Pick the one that best suits the occassion!

Cheers!