{"id":7495,"date":"2023-03-31T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/?p=7495"},"modified":"2023-08-15T17:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T09:02:24","slug":"why-you-so-blur-like-sotong-a-singlish-lesson-for-baffled-expats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expat.metroresidences.com\/sg\/everyday-living\/why-you-so-blur-like-sotong-a-singlish-lesson-for-baffled-expats\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You So Blur Like Sotong: A Singlish Lesson for Baffled Expats"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-4-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#fefeff” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”10px” top_margin=”-20%” width=”5\/6″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none”]
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<\/div><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=”Why You So Blur Like Sotong: A Singlish Lesson for Baffled Expats” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1681698108080{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Eh don’t blur sotong already. Class starting leh!” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1680229292978{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1680165656780{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]It was a punchline before it became a badge of honour to all who mastered it.\u00a0<\/span>Some even argue it’s a language on its own.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Singlish is one of the most distinctive aspects of Singaporean identity. Now, everyone living in Singapore for a longer period usually learns Singlish to fit in, because most Singaporeans use it. Even the Singaporean government has embraced it, even if it tried to suppress it in the past. There’s even a Singlish Wordle:\u00a0<\/span>Word-leh<\/span><\/a>. It can be difficult to wrap your head around it as Singlish straddles multiple languages. Just imagine\u2014you can use words from four languages in one sentence! But steady, ok? We can do this.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn” css=”.vc_custom_1680170176810{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]\n

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