infinitejedi
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I was at work, doing some research on Singapore statistics, when I chanced upon this page on Wikipedia regarding Singlish...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish
I was amazed when I saw how detailed it was... Some people really took great effort to compile so much information about Singlish man...
Then as I read on, it happened...
i almost died laughing... or rather, I almost died trying to suppress my laughter, and got a dirty glare from my boss...
My favourite part was the explanation of the word "kena"... :
Quote: "It is similar in meaning to passive markers in Chinese, such as Hokkien "tio" or Mandarin 被 bèi..."
"kena arrow: be assigned an undesirable task"
"kena ban/silence: one of the newer uses of kena, it means to be banned/silenced in a computer game."
"kena sai: literally "hit by shit"; be harmed by an unpleasant event or object"
Singlish... you've gotta love it... don't pray pray...
P.S. definitely NOT trying to start a "singlish vs. stnd english" debate here. Let's just take a step back, relax, and have a good laugh while appreciating Singlish, the language which lets us know we're home. Those who have lived overseas for extended periods will know what I mean. When you're taking the subway in Paris and you hear the words "wah lao, damn crowded man... ", you've found a friend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish
I was amazed when I saw how detailed it was... Some people really took great effort to compile so much information about Singlish man...
Then as I read on, it happened...
i almost died laughing... or rather, I almost died trying to suppress my laughter, and got a dirty glare from my boss...
My favourite part was the explanation of the word "kena"... :
Quote: "It is similar in meaning to passive markers in Chinese, such as Hokkien "tio" or Mandarin 被 bèi..."
"kena arrow: be assigned an undesirable task"
"kena ban/silence: one of the newer uses of kena, it means to be banned/silenced in a computer game."
"kena sai: literally "hit by shit"; be harmed by an unpleasant event or object"
Singlish... you've gotta love it... don't pray pray...
P.S. definitely NOT trying to start a "singlish vs. stnd english" debate here. Let's just take a step back, relax, and have a good laugh while appreciating Singlish, the language which lets us know we're home. Those who have lived overseas for extended periods will know what I mean. When you're taking the subway in Paris and you hear the words "wah lao, damn crowded man... ", you've found a friend.
