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English is one of the official languages in Singapore. It enjoys prestige as the lingua franca of the racially diverse nation. There are two major dialects of English spoken amongst the locals - Standard Singapore English, which is the high variety dialect, and Colloquial Singapore English (better known as Singlish).

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	English is one of the official languages in Singapore. It enjoys prestige as the lingua franca of the racially diverse nation. There are two major dialects of English spoken amongst the locals - [[Standard Singapore English]], which is the high variety dialect, and [[Singlish\|Singapore ~~Colloquial~~ English (better known as Singlish)]].		English is one of the official languages in Singapore. It enjoys prestige as the lingua franca of the racially diverse nation. There are two major dialects of English spoken amongst the locals - [[Standard Singapore English]], which is the high variety dialect, and [[Singlish\|Colloquial Singapore English (better known as Singlish)]].