Commonly found variants; note these may range from acceptable alternatives to non-standard forms or incorrect spellings*.
* Singlish is a largely spoken creole, and as such descriptivism (recording forms that reflect actual pronunciation in spoken language, or as appearing in the linguistic corpus) is more pertinent than strict prescriptivism. Nevertheless, the use of more standard forms (or for words originating in languages with Latin script, such as Malay, accurate to the original spelling) is recommended and encouraged.

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die-die must die-die-must die, die must

die die must

/ˈdaɪ˦ ˈdaɪ˦ mʌs/

Singlish:

die die

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English:

must

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definitions

verb

  1. (auxiliary) to absolutely have to; to need to matter what, even at the cost of one's life
  2. Your previous phones still quite new what, how come every time got new model die die must buy?


usage notes

Always placed before the verb phrase it modifies, e.g. 'die die must say'. Other modifiers may come between 'die die' and 'must', such as in 'die die also must watch'.



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