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The Complete Eh, Goondu!
Sylvia Toh Paik Choo
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2011
ISBN: 9789814328456

The Complete Eh, Goondu! brings together two of Singapore's best-selling humour titles Eh, Goondu! and Lagi Goondu!

Eh, Goondu! published in 1982 was the original book on Singlish. A compilation of local patois (English and vernacular dialects and languages), it was the first to put in print Singlish words that previously were only spoken.

Eh, Goondu! sparked national debate among Ministers, academics and the public. Eventually, it was accepted that Singlish was part of the Singaporean way of life.

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