http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/ Singlish and Singapore English Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:45:32 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/621 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/621 The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/magazine/16FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=%22some%20kind%20of%20stuff%22&st=cse August 16, 2009 On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:19:41 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/620 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/620 The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/Prime+News/Story/STIStory_416407.html Aug 14, 2009 English to remain master language It will be decisive for Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:36:33 GMT Stephen Phillips http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/619 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/619 I remember the first "Speak Mandarin" campaign. Indeed I was televised taking part in the "Shell Inter-Functional Mandarin Situational Dialogue Competition" Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:59:59 GMT Gerry Choo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/618 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/618 Malay is still the national language because it would be politically extremely incorrect to change it. It is nearly impossible for non-Malays to even learn Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:41:48 GMT Stephen Phillips http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/617 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/617 Hi Jack When I lived in Singapore for a few years around 1980 it was hard to work out what sort of Chinese to try to learn, but most people who did not speak Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:30:03 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/616 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/616 Hi, Stephen, Yes, of course all members of the group can post messages! :-) Officially, Malay is still the national language of Singapore, but I guess its use Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:04:16 GMT stephen phillips http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/615 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/615 Hi I've just joined and see all the posts seem to be by one person! So seeing if I can post too. With a vaguely related experience from yesterday, when I was Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:49:17 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/614 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/614 The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_402243.html July 13, 2009 No excessive emphasis on learning Mandarin I READ with Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:45:47 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/613 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/613 The Straits Times Digital http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_401512.html July 11, 2009 No motivation for Mandarin speakers to learn English Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:44:55 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/612 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/612 The Straits Times Digital http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_402732.html July 14, 2009 Bilingual Singapore Why not? 'What is wrong if Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:43:40 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/611 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/611 The Straits Times http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_402733.html July 14, 2009 BILINGUAL SINGAPORE Survival in the balance IT WAS intriguing Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:41:37 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/610 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/610 The Straits Times Digital http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_403622.html July 16, 2009 S'pore is her home because of multiracial Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:39:35 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/609 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/609 The Straits Times Digital http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Online%2BStory/STIStory_403620.html July 16, 2009 English has an economic advantage too I Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:33:20 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/608 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/608 The Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/5654222/Friends-the-language-police-should-let-Rachel-have-the-last-word.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:01:43 GMT Jack Tsen-Ta Lee http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/607 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/singlish/message/607 The Daily Telegraph (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2010493/Does-spelling-leave-you-embarrassed.html Published: 12:30AM BST 23 May 2008 Does