Dialect comparison

Received Pronunciation vs Singlish

Compare two dialects of English side by side — where they're spoken, what they're called, and how they relate.

Received Pronunciation

RP · BBC English · Standard Southern British

The traditional prestige accent of southern England. Long carried by national broadcasting and higher education, but no longer dominant in everyday British speech.

Approximate centre
51.51°, -0.13°
Singlish

Singapore Colloquial English

The colloquial English of Singapore, mixing English with grammatical features and lexicon drawn from Hokkien, Malay, Cantonese, and Tamil.

Approximate centre
1.35°, 103.82°

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