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:
no come no come, one come all come no come no come, one come, all come no come, no come, one come, all come no come, no come, one come all come
no come no come one come all come
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English:
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come
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no
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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.
During a difficult interaction with the people regarding poor bus services when I was Minister for Transport, I quoted a line by Wang Sha and Ye Feng, 'No come, no come, one come, all come.' It immediately lightened the mood.
— 2024 July 17, Shazalina Salim (quoting Josephine Teo (quoting Wang Sha and Ye Feng)). The New Paper, "Memorialising comedy legends Wang Sha and Ye Feng". https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/tv/memorialising-comedy-legends-wang-sha-and-ye-feng
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