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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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Fake accents

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...

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Rojak 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...

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Indian 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...

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El 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...

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Devi’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...

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Sharon 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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