Grammar Rules _ Speak Good English Movement

At the Shopping Mall
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
Where is the in-charge
of this shop?
Where is the person in
charge of this shop?
Please give me lesser salt.
Please give me less salt.
Less is used with uncountable nouns; few is used with
countable nouns. Lesser is an adjective meaning “not as
great in size, amount or importance” (Oxford) and is a
synonym for words such as “inferior” and “poorer”.
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
Singaporean Blunder:
Standard English:
The shop is opened from
10 am to 8 pm.
The shop is open from
10 am to 8 pm.
You have key in invalid password.
You have keyed in an
invalid password.
You are entitle to discount.
You are entitled to a discount.
You go where?
Where are you going?
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