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Singlish is commonly used in Singapore.It consists of words originating from English,Malay,Hokkien ,Teochew ,Cantonese ,tamil,Bengali and Punjabi.The Singaporeans  like to use Singlish because it is fast and incorrect grammar.When they speak Singlish,they can drop unnecessary words.Only people who knew Singlish will understand what the Singaporeans speaks.

I am very shocked and amazed when I come to study in Singapore because some of my Singaporean friends spoke Singlish to me.I don’t understand what they are talking.

Yesterday  I have debating with my close friend who is studying in the same university as me in Singapore over Singlish.He is trying to learn and speak Singlish to make friends with the Singaporeans.From my point of view,I think that it is better to stick to the standard English because it is formal language and when we go out to work,we need to use it for presentation,communicating with our boss and our colleagues and working.I think that it is not easy to switch from Singlish to Standard English when you used to use Singlish.His opinion is that he learn it to get to know the Singaporean friends in University.I agreed that it is difficult to find the Singaporean friends in my University.I don’t think that learning Singlish is the one way to make friend with the Singaporeans.There are many ways to make friends with them.We should spend time on hanging out with them or having dinner or lunch with them.We should enhance our general knowledge like sports,technology  and current affairs.We should be friendly and easy-going.

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