In many cases, English words take on the meaning of their Chinese counterparts, resulting in a shift in meaning.

Singlish also uses many words borrowed from Hokkien, the non-Mandarin Chinese language native to more than 75% of the Chinese in Singapore, and from Malay. For instance, local media have ' sports pages' ( sport in British English) and ' soccer coverage' (soccer-originally slang for as sociation football-while used in Britain, is more usually called just football). Singlish vocabulary formally takes after British English (in terms of spelling and abbreviations), although naming conventions are in a mix of American and British ones (with American ones on the rise). 4.27 English words with different meanings in Singlish.Reactions were generally positive by Singaporeans, with Singlish being commonly associated with the country and is considered a unique aspect of Singaporean culture. On 11 February 2015, kiasu was chosen as OED's Word of the Day. Some of the most popular Singlish terms have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) since 2000, including wah, sabo, lepak, shiok and hawker centre. Since the turn of the century, there have been recent surges in the interest of Singlish internationally, sparking several national conversations. The relationship between SSE and Singlish is viewed as a diglossia, in which SSE is restricted to be used in situations of formality where Singlish/CSE is used in most other circumstances. Standard Singapore English (SSE) and Colloquial Singapore English (CSE) or Singlish as locals call it. Singapore English can be broken into two subcategories. It is used in casual contexts between Singaporeans, but is avoided in formal events when certain Singlish phrases may be considered unedifying. The vocabulary of Singlish consists of words originating from English, which are complemented by other Asian languages such as Malay, Cantonese, Japanese, Hokkien, Mandarin, Teochew, and Tamil. Although English is the lexifier language, Singlish has its unique slang and syntax, which are more pronounced in informal speech. English is one of Singapore's official languages, along with Mandarin, Malay and Tamil. The term Singlish is a blend of Singaporean slang and English and was first recorded in the early 1970s. This article delves into the lexicon or vocabulary of Singlish, an English-based creole language and accent originating from Singapore. A visual guide behind the definitions of ordering Singapore's common Kopi drink variations using the lexicon of Singlish

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