* 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 government
no gahmen
definitions
adjective
- (often humorous) anarchic; lawless; chaotic
- (humorous) absence of authority or authority figures; unsupervised; unregulated; unmonitored
- delinquent; ill-disciplined; contumacious
Yes, Gahmen made it into the dictionary. Really no gahmen already.
— 2017 December 5. Discover SG, "Wah Seh, Here Are All 27 Singlish Words That Made It Into The Oxford English Dictionary". https://discoversg.com/2017/12/05/singlish-words-in-the-oxford-english-dictionary/
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One start e ball rolling the rest will follow soon….. really no gahmen now food and drink prices
— 2024 February 23. bobo07. Hardwarezone, "..boomer kpkb sugar cane drink with less ice & lemon like that $5 from holland v hc.....demanding hawker to explain...". https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/boomer-kpkb-sugar-cane-drink-with-less-ice-lemon-like-that-5-from-holland-v-hc-demanding-hawker-to-explain.7003272/page-5
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