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last time when policemen wore shorts
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.
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last time policemen wear shorts
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Singlish:
last time
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English:
policemen
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wear
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shorts
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Hokkien:
马打
馬打
poj:
má-tâ
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穿
poj:
chhēng
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短裤
短褲
poj:
tér-khò͘
Detailed etymology
definitions
expression
- used to imply or retort that something was only true or happened a long time ago, and that it is irrelevant to the present or the current situation
- I thought last time you say no need queue?
- Last time policeman wear shorts.
usage notes
It is grammatically more correct to use wear (the infinitive) rather than wore (simple past), because adverbial tense markers or particles are preferentially used to form the past tense in Singlish - a function carried out by last time in this case.