Sure anot? Yes sure… In Singapore, Singlish is often used when people feel at ease speaking to one another. Most people in Singapore would agree that Singlish plays an integral part in their daily communication. Hence it doesn’t come as a surprise, Singlish is responsible for many Singaporeans getting hitched. A popular online blog in Singapore quoted Singlish as: “It’s objectively one of the best and most romantic and lyrical languages in the whole wide world.”
Singapore is a melting pot of different races and cultures. Singlish first emerged when Singapore gained independence some half a century ago, and English was decided to be the common language for all its different races. Singlish came about out of the necessity to communicate with different cultures in Singapore.
Unlike other pidgin or creole English, Singlish has evolved from a confluence of very diverse languages. The language has grown from a predominantly mix of Malay, Hokkien (Chinese dialect) and English languages to now, Tamil, Teochew, Cantonese and Mandarin and it continues to evolve.
Some say, Singlish is the most efficient language in the world. Singaporean have a way of condensing really long sentences into short ones that every Singaporean understands but with nuances that are difficult to explain to anyone else.
