SINGLISH/ ENGLISH Does it matter what we say?

28 January 2000
1) Notions of matter, we, - context
2) Notions of Singlish vs English
3) English as a language and its many face(t)s
4) Correctness, appropriateness, notions of good and or ad, proper (e!g! !o"
spea# $ery good English"#$at does t$is mean%)
&) 'xam(les of "sage)
a) %he water "sed in this "ilding is $ery sa&e as it has all een passed y
me
*) Drop yo"r pants here &or est res"lts (+aundry sign)
c) Ladies may ha$e a &it "pstairs (,ign at a tailor-s s$o()
d) I am sorry I am not in, please lea$e ehind yo"r n"mer, date and time
o& call and I will get ac# to yo"' (.oice mail message)
e) I am sorry I am not in "t i& yo" lea$e yo"r name, n"mer, date and
time o& call ehind, I will get ac# to yo"' (.oice mail message)
f) Can yo" repeat that again please?
g) Can I go to the toilet please?
$) %his is where we t"rn le&t right?
i) (edestrian this way (,treet sign)
/) )hen I saw her I saw l"r
0) In the c"rry o& his li&e no lema# remained
l) %here is no need &or all o& "s to ecome #ias"s'
1) 2onclusions"creati$ity, identity, sense of *eing Singaporean!
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