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.
* 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.
also can:
don't come don't come, one come all come don't come don't come, one come, all come don't come, don't come, one come, all come don't come, don't come, one come all come
don't come don't come one come all come
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English:
don't
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come
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don't
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come
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one
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come
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all
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come
Detailed etymology
definitions
expression
- used to describe the phenomenon or situation where things appear to happen overwhelmingly and all at once instead of at regular intervals, due to e.g. poor scheduling, positive feedback, coincidental timing, social dynamics, etc.
I was somewhat less frustrated when I heard one of my fellow commuters say to her girlfriend, "Don't come, don't come. One come, all come!"
— 1984 April 10, S H Lim. Singapore Monitor, "All we ask for is a no-nonsense and efficient bus service". p.16
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