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Language (observations (people rarely correct wrong use of slangs/Singlish…

- - - - black-mail: anonymous, no link to my own thinking
- - - - read word by word, hard to focus on the meaning of a "sentence" or "paragraph", read slowly yet cannot fully understand the text
      - overwhelmed by the dense, small English words, feel dizzy and bewildered, dont know where to focus on
        
        all-overness
      - can't follow the small talks between classmates
      - afraid of talking
        feel embrassed by my pronounciation
      - cant hear what people were talking clearly
      - afraid of talking
        fear that I may say the wrong thing and offend others
      - afraid of taking part in group activities,
        fear that my bad English may create more work for groupmates
    - - refering to people e.g. pal, dude
      - shoot for sh*t
    - - acronyms
        
        from gaming: AFK
        
        common phrases: KIV, JIC
        
        words: nvm, sry, ltr
        
        lol, rofl, wth,
      - pop culture jokes
        
        e.g. press f to pay respect
        
        stupid sandwitch
  - - - accent: emphasis on almost every syllable
      - this -- dis, the -- d/de
      - three - tree
      - intonation: flat
    - - from malay: alamak, atas, chope etc
      - from dialects: jialat, shiok, sian, zai, chiong, etc
      - from army term: OTOT
  - - - mom: nantong dialect
      - dad: xuzhou dialect
      - hometown: nanjing dialect
      - me: mandarin
    - - a standard languge is good for communication
      - a local language, an accent or a dialect makes one feel at home
      - belonging, identity
      - practical use, tool