Singlish
Saturday, 19 January 2008
It's been raining the two previous nights, so it's going to be cold... (Happening in Punggol anyway, not sure of the other areas in Singapore) Be sure to wear more and try not to catch a cold. *Achoo!*Most of my time the past few days has been dedicated to Trickster so I've got nothing much to blog about except about gaming stuff. I'm sure those playing online games would have had met other local gamers (Singaporeans) but by what are the recognised most by? Yes, their language. Standard (or maybe not) Singlish. I've met gamers like that before, immediately recognising them by their 'lah' and 'lor'. It's not really a good thing however, it gives non-Singaporeans an impression that all Singaporeans speak like that. It's kind of shameful if you really think about it. Yes yes, some people may think 'why care about how other people feel? We should be proud instead, we have our own language'. Singlish is a mixture of different languages due to Singapore's multi-ethnic nature, so it really isn't really our own 'language'.Ok, back to the topic. It's not that I want every single Singaporean to speak in accurate english as I too am unable to do that, but at least make an effort to 'type' in accurate english. It's best if the 'lah' and 'lor' are rid of now than wait till they become a part of you and you'll be forever speaking or typing in such a manner.If the problem of Singlish isn't solved soon, it won't be long till we become true 'Singapore people'. (Singaporean)
[[ L-vin Tay ]]
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