‘Lepak’, ‘teh tarik’ added into Oxford English Dictionary


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 12 May 2016

'Teh tarik' (sweet tea with milk) are characteristics of both Singapore and Malaysian English.

SINGAPORE: Who needs the Queen's English when you can use Singlish?  

In its March quarterly update, the hallowed Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added 19 new "Singapore English" items in its lexicon.  

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