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Old 26-01-2006, 12:32 AM
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Crazy English!!

A message in a previous topic said that HK people think SG people cant speak English well. I understand , since Singlish, as it's known, drives me up the wall. Examples:

- can or not?
- how can like that?
- can off the light?
- he choose the black black black one.

From this, I'd like to ask if English from any other Western country annoys other Western raised people.

eg- does Aussie English annoy Americans? Does American English annoy New Zealanders? etc etc etc
 
Old 26-01-2006, 02:31 AM
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Only southern US English annoys me.
 
Old 26-01-2006, 04:28 AM
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Sometimes it takes a little effort to figure out what people said, but it doesn't really annoy me. I speak American West Coast English and haven't had any memorable problems understanding English from people from elsewhere.

"Off the light" is used on Guam, too. Funny.

Sometimes when I watch British or Irish films, I turn on the subtitles so I don't miss what they're saying.
 
Old 26-01-2006, 08:48 AM
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Keto1, where are you from?
 
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I speak with an east-coast American accent and I find Scottish English - all varieties - to be quite difficult to comprehend; I've heard from some of the students that I teach that heavy Australian accents are difficult for them.
 
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I have met a few Ausie's with very thick accent and I could barely understand them. I kept shaking my head and saying yeah even though I wasn't getting half of what they said. Most Aussie's I understand fine though.

I love listening to people from New Zealand talk.
 
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i love the singaporean accent. I know it is sometimes annoying when they use their singlish but i like the accent. I especially like a singaporean's mandarin accent.
 
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my favourite Singlish has to be:

"can or cannot ?"

The answer usually is "can, can" or "no can do"
 
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Just came back from Sydney, where I was born.

I cant believe I never noticed how nasal the aussie twang is!

And for those of you who actually LIKE Singlish, all i have to say is...

how can like that???

 
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haha, well...i think singlish is cool because i've known two singaporean girls and they were pretty and the accent just kind of accentuated it.
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