Blimely! the poor blighters have enough to learn already without learning proper dashed English! This is a brand new country, give them time- they'll soon be speaking with British accents, sipping on Bovril and becoming football hooligans!
I sympathise with Ms. Hollis and I applaud her for bringing this to the attention of the authorities.
If these natives wish to speak English, well then they should dashed well speak it properly!
Who said the "natives" wish to speak English, you idiot The very reason this thread was created was because they apparently aren't ... _________________ Dongguan Expat - Your online Community!
Blimely! the poor blighters have enough to learn already without learning proper dashed English! This is a brand new country, give them time- they'll soon be speaking with British accents, sipping on Bovril and becoming football hooligans!
I sympathise with Ms. Hollis and I applaud her for bringing this to the attention of the authorities.
If these natives wish to speak English, well then they should dashed well speak it properly!
JQ, to me Singapore is an Engish-speaking country. All of their education is in English, as are menus, road signs etc. I think you're a bit unfair. Plenty of other countries are English-speaking too. What about them?
Should everyone speak with a British accent? What about Australians? Have we corrupted the Queen's tongue too? Be reasonable man! _________________ Wer tanzen will, muss die Musik bezahlen
The main thing that should matter while speaking English is the proficiency level of the speaker. Not the accent ...
Admittedly a "foreign" English accent may be harder to understand initially, but if one listens carefully, one can always understand it, provided the speaker and listener BOTH have a fairly good grasp of the language.
I've had people say they couldn't understand a word of what I said when I spoke in an Indian accent, but they understood me just fine when I spoke in an American accent.
On the other hand, I personally have heard plenty of accents, and though the terminology used is sometimes rather confusing (especially down under) - the language is common, and I wouldn't have a problem once I got used to the terms.
was chatting to a German friend in proper english and then turned away to answer a call, conversed in singlish as talking to a local friend. Upon ending the conversation, turned back to my German friend and switched comfortably to proper english... he smiled.
He finds it amazing how some of us can do the switch comfortably and he's perfectly ok with singlish. Though for me, its more of a profession habit... been in customer service for too long...
Then again, anything over a beer is universal language _________________ excuse me if I make no sense...
What about Australians? Have we corrupted the Queen's tongue too?
Certainly not. In the case of you Australians, it's not your corruption of the language that leads you to speak in that ghastly twang, rather the fact that most of you are descended from the corrupt.
Yes, but sometimes corruption is an improvement. I guess I should thank God everyday that my ancestors were convicts! _________________ www.sgexpatforum.com
I am only too pleased to find people in any country who speak English, no matter what their accent.
I do agree that those engaged in international trade etc, and that includes those dealing with tourists, should try for the best accent possible.
My "pet hate" are those who move to the UK and refuse to learn the language. _________________ The Middle Eastern states aren't nations; they're quarrels with borders.- P. J. O'Rourke
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