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I saw this piece of news on Asiaone.com. The title says 'steals', but the contents says the phone was snatched. So should it be 'robs' or 'steals'?
Singapore may not be culturally rich, but one aspect that poses a problem for most foreigners is the area of language and dialects. Most glaringly today is the increasing presence of dialects and mandarin pieces in English or Singlish speeches. Add Hanyu Pinyin, and the confusion gets worse. Maids come from surrounding countries, and most of them are not proficient in …
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I got an email from some known as Nicky Peh, and the contents are as follows, unedited:The guy in the photo went to the Sundarbans with his friends and he asked 1 of his friends to take his picture in that very place. While his friend was taking the picture he screamed and fainted, 2 days later he died in the medical college. Doctors said he died because of heart attack. When …
Singapore may not be culturally rich, but one aspect that poses a problem for most foreigners is the area of language and dialects. Most glaringly today is the increasing presence of dialects and mandarin pieces in English or Singlish speeches. Add Hanyu Pinyin, and the confusion gets worse. Maids come from surrounding countries, and most of them are not proficient in …
I saw this piece of news on Asiaone.com. The title says 'steals', but the contents says the phone was snatched. So should it be 'robs' or 'steals'?
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