tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post3214555718870161463..comments2024-02-23T16:40:08.002+08:00Comments on quachee's blog: More SinglishAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08147376627075497777noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-92013606366500387182008-10-25T23:47:00.000+08:002008-10-25T23:47:00.000+08:00too late... lost olede! seriously!! hahhatoo late... lost olede! seriously!! hahhaWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356551501355627897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-22652584093257503522008-10-25T23:44:00.000+08:002008-10-25T23:44:00.000+08:00@teddynice way of putting it :)let me explain on h...@teddy<BR/>nice way of putting it :)<BR/><BR/>let me explain on how we can see a community's culture by their language. <BR/><BR/>i was watching tv and switching channels - from english to chinese and malay. <BR/><BR/>you can hear in american tv, words which portray confidence. basically in usa, confidence is key and it's shown through their language. no 'buts', 'ifs', but words like 'yeah', 'sure!', 'done'.<BR/><BR/>then you switch to chinese tv, and though confidence is important, but it mustn't be too outright.<BR/><BR/>and it is quite similar on the malay channel - in fact a bit more. though again confidence is important, but one must not show to be overconfident, and that means the american language may not work in the malay tv. <BR/><BR/>you can see from the artistes, that the demure lady image sells better than the good but rather confident lady image of some artistes. but if you do that for usa, then, the just demure lady, may not really sell, but the confident one will sell so much more. <BR/><BR/>haha hope i didnt make you lost there. can understand hor? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147376627075497777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-44408291253687158562008-10-25T22:07:00.000+08:002008-10-25T22:07:00.000+08:00I din kno u can c how other thinks from language.....I din kno u can c how other thinks from language.. haha..<BR/><BR/>but yea, our mandarin is different from china in the accent which shows whether we r frm Msia or China, and the vocabs.. they use certain vocabs which we dont n vice versa..<BR/><BR/>english, yea, got singlish, manglish, hahaha... but i think i read from somewhere some time ago, there is no point correcting it as it is a signature of who we are...<BR/><BR/>but in someway, shud change la.. even Phua Chu Kang oso kena pergi english class to correct his lousy english.. hahaha... dun play play yea!! :PWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356551501355627897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-61177503385348859002008-10-25T00:49:00.000+08:002008-10-25T00:49:00.000+08:00@juliannice insight. come of think of it, it can b...@julian<BR/>nice insight. come of think of it, it can be from mandarin too? :)<BR/><BR/>@mockingbird<BR/>ya, i think you are right. but i think just saying bag is easier haha . i guess its not so common though ive heard this a few times - maybe because people may get confused that one needs to buy the bag. so, carrier it is! :)<BR/><BR/>@宝茹<BR/>agree. i think it comes a lot from usa. but think we are quite influence by them. <BR/><BR/>over in some parts of malaysia (not too sure about cities like kl & penang), these words may not be used so often, or hardly at all. a simple 'ok' would be more common :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147376627075497777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-30043576734377248092008-10-24T19:43:00.000+08:002008-10-24T19:43:00.000+08:00Singlish scenario 3 - I think this isn't quite uni...Singlish scenario 3 - I think this isn't quite unique with Singlish. :PKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788856648029212747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-60223387353605973362008-10-24T16:42:00.000+08:002008-10-24T16:42:00.000+08:00Carrier easier to pronounce than plastic bag (more...Carrier easier to pronounce than plastic bag (more of a mouthful) :PMockingbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06138644598929711369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-85928201233744751712008-10-24T15:34:00.000+08:002008-10-24T15:34:00.000+08:00I think that Manglish/Singlish usage of words like...I think that Manglish/Singlish usage of words like 'can', 'already' are translations from BM - i.e. 'boleh' and 'sudah'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-52424974969045923752008-10-24T13:14:00.000+08:002008-10-24T13:14:00.000+08:00@kokthe 'can' word used quite often in mal...@kok<BR/>the 'can' word used quite often in malaysia too ya :)<BR/><BR/>@adila & levian<BR/>ya, i guess those who havent heard before will. but apparently its so common here :)<BR/><BR/>@pervertism101 & foongpc<BR/>ya that was what i thought at first haha<BR/><BR/>@teddy<BR/>yes, i am particular in language. i find language amusing, and like cultures, it differ from country to country. <BR/><BR/>its just like english, or for that matter mandarin. we in malaysia or singapore speak different english, from the brits or americans, and even amongst ourselves. <BR/><BR/>so is our mandarin different from that of china (not entirely, but there is a difference). <BR/><BR/>if one is to observe, one will understand how a community thinks via their language :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147376627075497777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-78221954924941088922008-10-24T11:56:00.000+08:002008-10-24T11:56:00.000+08:00i din kno u so particular in language wan..i din kno u so particular in language wan..Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12356551501355627897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-91936307094555603982008-10-23T13:54:00.000+08:002008-10-23T13:54:00.000+08:00i won't know what is "carrier" if that's they way ...i won't know what is "carrier" if that's they way the put it. i'll probably went "huh?" or "sorry?" instead. XDlevianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098124845801604063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-76489397949389297372008-10-23T02:28:00.000+08:002008-10-23T02:28:00.000+08:00Haha! Very funny! An aircraft carrier just for you...Haha! Very funny! An aircraft carrier just for your groceries? Wow!foongpchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592884550810521137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-9851955325503881992008-10-22T23:11:00.000+08:002008-10-22T23:11:00.000+08:00carrier? Sounds like something more expensive than...carrier? Sounds like something more expensive than a plastic bag.. HahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-4484877526627224602008-10-22T19:31:00.000+08:002008-10-22T19:31:00.000+08:00carrier? loli sure will jadi blur if i heard that ...carrier? lol<BR/>i sure will jadi blur if i heard that heheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32927502.post-68351257307557815372008-10-22T16:08:00.000+08:002008-10-22T16:08:00.000+08:00quachee,You made me remember how my friend from mi...quachee,<BR/>You made me remember how my friend from middle east said, "Can can!" haha!Kokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09080952716925786130noreply@blogger.com