"We regret for any inconvenience caused".
Does the sentence above look or sound correct to you?
The sentence above is an example of how Singaporeans like to add redundant prepositions to verbs. This entry reminds me of the lecture we had on 'leverage on'.
Other examples include:
Discuss about
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Voice out
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I did a quick google search on the phrase "voice out" and google shows that "voice out" is a Singaporean thing.
Google.com
If you noticed, the first link asked if "voice out" is correct. I read what people had to say and most of them said that it is incorrect and unnecessary.
Google.com.sg
Another example of redundant-ness is the case with colours. Singaporeans like to say things like red color, blue color when blue and red are already colours.
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