SIA Singlish
From Speak plain and simple English 26 March 1984 Letters to ST On a recent SIA flight from Brunei, the passenger in the aisle seat next to me asked for a newspaper. The trainee stewardess replied....
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From Why do some who return from overseas sound so non-Singaporean? 26 July 1996 Forum ST I avoid many of our locally-produced TV5 programmes because of the fake and exaggerated American accents of...
View ArticleRojak accent
From No rojak accent for me 13 August 2004 Forum ST I would tune in to the BBC World Service instead of listening to our local DJs putting on a fake ‘ang moh’ accent to sound posh or hip in the case of...
View ArticleIndian accents
From ‘Why pick on Indian accent for cheap laughs on radio?’ 7 April 2010 ST Forum The (Class 95 FM) deejays seemed to find it very funny to mimic the way Indians speak (during Harvey Norman traffic...
View ArticleEl Bongnino
From ‘Hang Loose’ 24 June 2010, article by Germaine Lim in New Paper PARODY breeds contempt. The cast of the Channel 5 satirical variety show The Noose, now in its third season, is known for its...
View ArticleDevi’s heavy Indian accent
From ‘Don’t squeeze fun out of a person’s accent’, 8 Sept 2010, ST Forum online (K Rajamani): AFTER watching the Fried Rice Paradise musical recently, I was disappointed that the producers made the...
View ArticleSharon Au mocking Indian accent at SEA Games ceremony
From ‘SEA Games: Host Sharon Au apologises for insensitive remarks during opening ceremony’, 6 June 2015, article by Lee Min Kok, ST Former MediaCorp actress Sharon Au has apologised for her attempt at...
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