Talk:lah
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Please lah, some citations. -- Beobach972 18:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- "rather the bane of Singlish"?? --Ptcamn 18:56, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- What, you've never been to Singapore? DAVilla 20:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
- I singapore lingly, and when I forget the words I use "lah". ;-) --Enginear 19:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
- Haha... ok, RFVpassed. -- Beobach972 19:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
informality and intimacy
editlah indicates informality and intimacy, as in Can do it lah? "Can you do it?". Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
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I can't seem to find a source anywhere that backs this entry up Leasnam (talk) 20:26, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
- earliest attest I can locate is from 1175, Þær wass an bennkinnge lah in the Ormulum. Have we ever considered dates after 1150 as Old English ? Leasnam (talk) 20:29, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
- Re-L2 as Middle English? --Lambiam 09:51, 26 September 2019 (UTC)
- RFV resolved. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:49, 15 December 2019 (UTC)