Singlish is an English-based language used in Singapore. It is the first language of many Singaporeans, and the second language of nearly all the rest of the country's citizens. However, educated Singaporeans are able to know the differents between Singlish and proper English.
The vocabulary of Singlish consists of words originating from English, Malay , Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi and to a lesser extent various other European, Indic and Sinitic languages, while Singlish syntax resembles southern varieties of Chinese. Also, elements of American and Australian slang have come through from imported television series and films. Recently, because Mandarin Chinese is taught to most Singaporean Chinese students in school, Mandarin words have also found their way into Singlish.
As majority Singaporeans have made English to Singlish, our younger generations are also following it. We should not allow this to happen to our country as this is spreading very fast like a virus. Our government is also arranging “Speak Good English” campaigns in schools and to the community. We should also take some effort to try to speak proper English. I am also going speak good English after I have wrote about this topic. We should not let Singlish be the offcial language of Singapore.
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