Singlish is a type of Singlish spoken in Singapore. It has different structure with the general English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish
2006-10-08 15:08:26 · 4 answers · asked by sylvdoanx 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
What's so horrible about it?
2006-10-08 15:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by PKCJR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Could it possibly be as bad as what is currently on the web (and is extensive on Y! Answers) such as the "short hand" web-talk??
Example:
yu = you
speel = spell
pls = please
iam = I am
luv = love
im = them
Those are just a TINY example of what I am talking about.
((( 2 days ago, someone posted a question with only 7 words in it. BUT, 3 of the 7 words were spelled wrong...)))
2006-10-08 23:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by ICG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Linguistically, I think, contaminating any language is wrong if it somehow change the language's sentence pattern and structure.
But, if we look at it through the eyes of communication needs, i think it should be accepted. If the language is accepted as a culture and understood by everyone, then the aim of the language is achieved.
2006-10-09 00:08:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jasmine Ird 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think anything that is not English and tries to be like it is just wrong. Wrong i tell you.
2006-10-08 22:13:56 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋