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helltank · 2010-11-01 02:24:34

My schools having a "Speak Good English" program, because my country has a dialect called Singlish(Singapore English), and they're trying to discourage it. I don't really blame them... people say things like "How much you sell?" which is weird. Anyway, on one of the posters this was put up.

A man was trying to get a job. Here is his job application:"I saw yr ad in the ST Class. I wuld like to aply as secr. My eng v gd."

Note:This is a true story, it was put up in the ST(Straits Times). The guy didn't get the job... XD

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2l84zwamani · 2010-11-01 03:05:46

LOL, and I don't get the point of Singlish smile

helltank · 2010-11-01 03:28:26

It's weird. You have to live in Singapore to "get it".

"How much you sell?" (How much does this cost?)
"Off the light."(Switch off the light.)
"Lend $5 can?"(May I borrow $5?)
"Walao, your home so nice lor!" (Your house is very nice!)
"That kiasu gong-gong go die already is real ah?" "You ask me I ask who?" (Is that crazy old man who has a phobia of losing really dead? I don't know either.)

Aidan · 2010-11-01 08:07:15

In India they have Hinglish, a combination between Hindi and English.

cheddargirl · 2010-11-01 11:54:59

Some countries have some form of dialect where they mix two languages together. In the Philippines, there's something known as Taglish, which is a mix of Tagalog and English. There's also Chavacano/Chabacano which mixes Spanish with some Philippines dialects.

kimmy123 · 2010-11-01 11:56:27

helltank wrote:
It's weird. You have to live in Singapore to "get it".

"How much you sell?" (How much does this cost?)
"Off the light."(Switch off the light.)
"Lend $5 can?"(May I borrow $5?)
"Walao, your home so nice lor!" (Your house is very nice!)
"That kiasu gong-gong go die already is real ah?" "You ask me I ask who?" (Is that crazy old man who has a phobia of losing really dead? I don't know either.)

Cool big_smile

rdococ · 2010-11-01 12:18:01

cheddargirl wrote:
Some countries have some form of dialect where they mix two languages together. In the Philippines, there's something known as Taglish, which is a mix of Tagalog and English. There's also Chavacano/Chabacano which mixes Spanish with some Philippines dialects.

Yeah, British is a editied American English language.
[not directly=offtopic] I have my own language, Reverse Briteng and Reverse Ameng.
Briteng = British English
Ameng = American English. [/offtopic]

Blade-Edge · 2010-11-01 12:23:57

American is based off British Actually

rdococ · 2010-11-01 12:31:08

rdococ wrote:
cheddargirl wrote:
Some countries have some form of dialect where they mix two languages together. In the Philippines, there's something known as Taglish, which is a mix of Tagalog and English. There's also Chavacano/Chabacano which mixes Spanish with some Philippines dialects.
Yeah, American English is a editied Britian English language.
[not directly=offtopic] I have my own language, Reverse Briteng and Reverse Ameng.
Briteng = British English
Ameng = American English. [/offtopic]

Blade-Edge · 2010-11-01 12:33:21

Your post isn't going to get ignored, I don't see why you did that

Blade-Edge · 2010-11-01 12:43:31

Rdococ, you should look at this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#History
"As a result of the growth of the British Empire, English was adopted in North America, India, Africa, Australia and many other regions, a trend extended with the emergence of the United States as a superpower in the mid-20th century."

Growth is censored?

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The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-11-01 12:44:38

In the UK, we have weird dialects, and accents.
For example, people in my area might say: "Ello, yoo allruyt? Where yow frum, Bearmingum? Dudlayy? Lundon? Wayulls? Av yoo sin the babby 'round 'ere?"
Yes, it is weird, say it how you see it. tongue

kimmy123 · 2010-11-01 12:51:16

Blade-Edge wrote:
Rdococ, you should look at this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#History
"As a result of the growth of the British Empire, English was adopted in North America, India, Africa, Australia and many other regions, a trend extended with the emergence of the United States as a superpower in the mid-20th century."

Growth is censored?

Why is growth censored?

Blade-Edge · 2010-11-01 12:52:37

Well, I know why, but I don't see why anyone here would ever even use it in that way

The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-11-01 12:57:51

Blade-Edge wrote:
Well, I know why, but I don't see why anyone here would ever even use it in that way

Is the censored word g**w**?
What's wrong with that? hmm

rdococ · 2010-11-01 13:00:53

kimmy123 wrote:
Blade-Edge wrote:
Rdococ, you should look at this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#History
"As a result of the growth of the British Empire, English was adopted in North America, India, Africa, Australia and many other regions, a trend extended with the emergence of the United States as a superpower in the mid-20th century."

Growth is censored?
Why is growth censored?

Wow. How come growt* is censored?

The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-11-01 13:04:52

rdococ wrote:
kimmy123 wrote:
Blade-Edge wrote:
Rdococ, you should look at this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language#History
"As a result of the growth of the British Empire, English was adopted in North America, India, Africa, Australia and many other regions, a trend extended with the emergence of the United States as a superpower in the mid-20th century."

Growth is censored?
Why is growth censored?
Wow. How come growt* is censored?

...I'm confuzzled. sad

mathematics · 2010-11-01 13:40:43

I don't get why 'growth' is censored either.

(I cheated the filter; I think it's okay to do that in this case.)

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Blade-Edge · 2010-11-01 13:44:18

Alright, we get it
But you guys are missing the point that I am trying to give to rdococ

mathematics · 2010-11-01 13:48:49

I only know that United Kingdom is the primary location of English...

FlexiStudio · 2010-11-01 13:49:50

I find Cockney really cool tongue
I'm from London, but I live in the country now, so I speak like a Londoner and people think I'm funny lol

The_Dancing_Donut · 2010-11-01 14:24:46

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:
In the UK, we have weird dialects, and accents.
For example, people in my area might say: "Ello, yoo allruyt? Where yow frum, Bearmingum? Dudlayy? Lundon? Wayulls? Av yoo sin the babby 'round 'ere?"
Yes, it is weird, say it how you see it.

BTW, it's a Birmingham accent, but I don't exactly live in Birmingham, just not MILES away. smile So we all have a Brum accent llol

Telemachus · 2010-11-01 15:00:17

On the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao in the Caribbean, there is a language called Papiamentu which is spoken by those native to the area. It's a synthesis of English, Dutch, and Spanish. It sounds awesome big_smile

Zelda123 · 2010-11-01 16:17:28

helltank wrote:
It's weird. You have to live in Singapore to "get it".

"How much you sell?" (How much does this cost?)
"Off the light."(Switch off the light.)
"Lend $5 can?"(May I borrow $5?)
"Walao, your home so nice lor!" (Your house is very nice!)
"That kiasu gong-gong go die already is real ah?" "You ask me I ask who?" (Is that crazy old man who has a phobia of losing really dead? I don't know either.)

You forgot LA LA LA

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