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Singapore slang
Is this possible? / Can you do this?.
Safe to use?
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Tone
Casual and context-dependent.
Region
Singapore
Formality
Informal.
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can or not? means Is this possible? / Can you do this?. It is best read as singapore slang associated with Singapore.
"can or not?" means Is this possible? / Can you do this?. In Singapore, the nuance may be more specific.
Casual and context-dependent.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
Used to ask for confirmation or agreement.
All good?; how are you? (informal greeting, literally "beauty?")
Do you understand? / Do you appreciate it?.
Understand? Got it? (from Italian-American slang).
Where are you going? (The direct, common Singlish phrasing)
A puzzling problem or question.
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