Why risk pronouncing non-English words like 'faux pas' as 'fox pass' when you have perfectly usable Singlish equivalents?

Here are 12 such examples:

1.

What it means in English: Life's like that

How we make do with Singlish: Like that lor, just suck thumb

2.

What it means in English: Having no worries

How we make do with Singlish: Jangan tension; Relak one corner

3.

What it means in English: Seize the day

How we make do with Singlish: Don't scared, just chiong; Ai pia jia eh yia; Bo pia bo chut mia

4.

What it means in English: Let the buyer beware

How we make do with Singlish: Not everything is bao jiak; This one sekali you kena Jover Chew-ed

5.

What it means in English: Having a free hand; A blank cheque

How we make do with Singlish: You can suka suka do anything you like. Own time, own target, carry on

6.

What it means in English: Best of its kind

How we make do with Singlish: Most tok kong; No horse run; Most atas one; Most satki

7.

What it means in English: On the contrary

How we make do with Singlish: But then hor

8.

What it means in English: In good faith

How we make do with Singlish: Confirm guarantee plus chop is done honestly one; Sompah is good one; Good stuff cannot bluff; Bao jiak

9.

What it means in English: Social blunder

How we make do with Singlish: That was damn malu

10.

What it means in English: Taking pleasure in the misfortune of others

How we make do with Singlish: He very chek ark one, always laugh at how suay some people are

11.

What it means in English: The other way around

How we make do with Singlish: Terbalik/Tombalek; opposite also corright

12.

What it means in English: Committing suicide

How we make do with Singlish: Khaw Boon Wan-ed

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