Talk:lah

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Please lah, some citations. -- Beobach972 18:44, 5 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

"rather the bane of Singlish"?? --Ptcamn 18:56, 5 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Most of these. --Enginear 20:13, 5 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
What, you've never been to Singapore? DAVilla 20:07, 8 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
I singapore lingly, and when I forget the words I use "lah". ;-) --Enginear 19:59, 9 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Haha... ok, RFVpassed. -- Beobach972 19:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)Reply


informality and intimacy edit

lah indicates informality and intimacy, as in Can do it lah?  "Can you do it?".
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:45, 25 November 2019 (UTC)Reply

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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)Reply

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)Reply
Re-L2 as Middle English?  --Lambiam 09:51, 26 September 2019 (UTC)Reply
Yes Leasnam (talk) 07:29, 27 September 2019 (UTC)Reply


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