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‘I couldn’t understand anything because of the acronyms’: S’pore international students share biggest culture shocks

‘I couldn’t understand anything because of the acronyms’: S’pore international students share biggest culture shocks
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Short forms and acronyms without context irk me. Wdym u js cmi longer? (Yes, I am aware this article will use a lot of acronyms. Sorry, senator, I’m Singaporean) It turns out I wasn’t the only one, and this aspect of Singlish came as a culture shock to Noelle Chong, the 20-year-old Malaysian Nany...

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