首先，Singlish在发音上常常与标准英语截然不同。对于习惯正统英语的人来说，很多新加坡人的发音可能显得非常怪异，甚至令人困惑。例如，数字‘三’在Standard English中发音为‘three’，而在新加坡，它却被读作‘tree’。这不仅是语言上的差异，更是文化与地域背景的体现。

不止一位朋友曾好奇地问我：“听说英文再好，到了新加坡都有可能听不懂？”先上答案是的。

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