had a reunion, where they reminisced about the show’s humble start and glory days.And of course, the controversy that arose over their liberal use of Singlish.
, 52, who played Phua Chu Kang’s wife, Rosie, then chimed in, adding that she loved adding in words like “Irene laughed that she got away with inserting these Singlish words into her lines ‘cos she would reason with the writers that they were “just sounds”, and not actual words.However, things got a little complicated in 1999, specifically, during the National Day Rally that year.
"Gurmit Singh can speak many languages, but Phua Chua Kang speaks only Singlish. If our children learn Singlish from Phua Chu Kang, they will not become as talented as Gurmit Singh," he remarked in his address.Gurmit, who said he had received prior notice that the government wasn't too happy with the use of Singlish in the show, revealed that he was actually really afraid then.
Finally he had more than one regret
Singlish is nothing special now. Malaysian also use singlish now.
When you hear someone speaking singlish overseas immediately you know that person is a singaporean still we are able to speak proper English at the right time and place
I can't understand what is singlish
Question: What is Singlish?
I totally disagree. Singlish is not proper English. And Singlish did not bind all races in this country. That is totally rubbish. I honestly hope the future generations' command of English will be as good as Lee Kuan Yew. Not joking.
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