According to a completely pointless online survey by the British Council recently, it was discovered that Singapore’s favourite English word is: ‘Love’
Yeah right.
If you ask me, the real favourite words always being used here are:
– Basically (Bay-si-cal-lee) “Bay-si-cal-lee I THINK that the… *random newspaper inspired opinion goes here*”
– Economy (Ee-con-oo-mee):- “Last time ah, the ee-con-oo-mee so good taxi driver can earn 10k over per day. Serious one I no blaff you! You believe onnot!?”
– Really? (Reeel-ee?):- “Reeel-ee? Sure onnooott!?”
– Cheap (Cheep!):- “This one can sell me cheep cheep onnot?”
– Money (Maaa-nee!):- “Wah. Need pay maaa-nee ah!? Sooo exxxpenssivveee. Can free onnot?”
Now, the real survey should be, ‘What is Singapore’s favourite Hokkien word?‘ Or even better, ‘Is Hokkien still officially banned from the media?‘ 🙂