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| A- | 20 and below (17) |
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Race: |
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Are you a native speaker? (I.e. spent > 6 years of your life in Singapore) |
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Have you heard and used the word “lah” before? |
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Where do you use the word “lah” in your daily conversations? |
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| A- | At the start (0) |
| B- | In the middle (4) |
| C- | At the end (28) |
| D- | Examples (22) |
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When do you use the word “lah” in your daily conversations? |
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| A- | When talking to family members/close friends (e.g. Let's go there lah) (25) |
| B- | When giving instructions (e.g. Do your homework lah.) (12) |
| C- | When asking a question (e.g. What do you want lah?) (9) |
| D- | When answering a question (e.g. Yes lah.) (16) |
| E- | When frustrated/irritated (e.g. What’s your problem lah!) (10) |
| F- | When emphasizing a point (e.g. It’s like that lah.) (17) |
| G- | When giving comfort (e.g. It’s okay la, don’t be sad.) (21) |
| H- | Others (0) |
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Have you heard and used the word “meh” before? |
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Where do you use the word “meh” in your daily conversations? |
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| A- | At the start of the sentence (0) |
| B- | In the middle of the sentence (1) |
| C- | At the end of the sentence (30) |
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When do you use the word “meh” in your daily conversations? |
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| A- | When sincerely asking a question (e.g. His name is John meh?) (11) |
| B- | When intentionally trying to express doubt or hesitation (e.g. Got like that one meh?) (27) |
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Can you use “lah” and “meh” interchangeably? (E.g. I’m eating lah. VS I’m eating meh.) |
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| A- | Yes, they mean the same (1) |
| B- | Yes, but they do not mean the same (2) |
| C- | Sometimes, they mean the same (1) |
| D- | Sometimes, but they do not mean the same (7) |
| E- | No, but it may be possible in the future (3) |
| F- | Absolutely not (16) |
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Does the word “lah” differ in both sentences? Sentence 1: She is super angry now lah. Sentence 2: Where do you want to eat lah? |
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In which of the following do you use the word “meh”? |
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| A- | Statements (1) |
| B- | Questions (29) |
| C- | Examples (21) |
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Please tick the sentences that are correct to you. |
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| A- | The canteen lah (18) |
| B- | She’s happy lah (16) |
| C- | I’m eating lah (23) |
| D- | Quickly lah (22) |
| E- | It’s inside lah (20) |
| F- | That’s mine lah (19) |
| G- | The lah cat is red (0) |
| H- | And lah, I want to study (0) |
| I- | Yah lah, you win (27) |
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Please tick the sentences that are correct to you. |
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| A- | That’s your eraser meh (20) |
| B- | She’s angry meh (25) |
| C- | He’s swimming meh (20) |
| D- | I run very fast meh (18) |
| E- | It’s on top meh (19) |
| F- | This is yours meh (25) |
| G- | The meh bag that one (1) |
| H- | Then meh she scolded me (0) |
| I- | Yah meh, is he really her boyfriend (6) |
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Under which circumstances will you refrain from using the words “lah” and “meh”? |
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| A- | When talking to my teachers/boss (26) |
| B- | When talking to my parents (8) |
| C- | When talking to foreigners (26) |
| D- | When I’m in other countries (24) |
| E- | When talking to friends (8) |
| F- | When talking to children (13) |
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Why do you think people use the words “lah” and “meh”? |
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| A- | As a form of entertainment (e.g. Local sitcoms: PCK) (14) |
| B- | To fill in the social gap (13) |
| C- | To bring the conversation to a more personal level (26) |
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Do you use “lah” and “meh” in your own mother tongue? (E.g. Malay, Tamil, Chinese etc.) |
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| A- | No (6) |
| B- | Yes, examples (24) |
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Answer this part of the question if your answer is Yes in Q19. Do the words mean the same when used in your mother tongue as in Singlish? |
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