British English vs. American English: Pronunciation I have documented many mispronounced words, however this entry concentrates on words you are probably saying correctly, as there are two ways to say them. “How should we pronounce these words in Singapore” Most of the words have either a British (BrE) pronunciation or an American (AmE) pronunciation. In Singapore there...
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Who Put the Ang Mo in Ang Mo Kio?
Is Ang Mo Kio Named After Rambutans, Caucasians or Tomatoes? Ang Mo Kio is a town located in Singapore. In the 1970s, the authorities decided to keep the phonetics of the name ‘Ang Mo Kio’, but altered the Chinese characters slightly, so that it would read 宏茂桥 “Bridge of Expansiveness and Prosperity”, instead of ‘red...
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