It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

A study in the journal Scientific Reports suggests readers like AI-generated poems more than those written by poets like Sylvia Plath and T.S. Eliot. Nonexpert readers of poems from William ...

The complexities of Singlish can make it difficult for foreigners to grasp. Reddit user Klingonpigeon's side project, the Chimbridge Dictionary of Singlish and Singaporean Terminology ...

SINGAPORE — He hardly spoke Singlish at home during childhood and ... read books, plays and poetry,” Dr Lee said. “I did some of that, but then, really, you don’t have that much time.” ...

A survey of 1,500 residents of Singapore has uncovered the most popular Singlish words (also known as 'Singlish slang') used in Singapore. Singlish, as most readers would know is an informal language ...

SINGAPORE: Every other foreign gig who’s performed in Singapore in recent months seems to be learning and using Singlish. At Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at the National Stadium in March ...

SINGAPORE — When Taylor Swift's dancer, Kameron Saunders, used Singlish words across six nights of The Eras Tour concerts in Singapore, it felt like another milestone for the country's colloquial ...

Next in line is our unofficial national language, Singlish (used by 95% of Singaporeans) – one that is a mishmash of English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and dialects such as Hokkien, Teochew ...

In August, a British YouTuber listed Singlish as one of the most confusing English accents, but it seems there's more to Singlish that confuses non-Singaporeans. Just recently, TikTok user and ...

The word "can" has two different meanings in Singapore's local creole, Singlish. "Singlish doesn't really differentiate between 'can' and 'may,'" said a Singlish guidebook author. The author ...

"And for a while, he spoke poetry with me — that was certainly ... I used to tell my children: 'Oh my god, his Singlish is so bad'. Because I went to Braddell Rise School and we spoke street ...

RABAK SIA! This quintessential Singlish phrase is a favourite among Singaporeans, used to describe anything that’s out of control, from work havoc to the scorching weather this month. I certainly had ...