As for English, the same language is used very differently in different places like Great Britain, the Talk to a non-Singaporean English-speaker about void decks and he or she would probably not know what you are talking about.

• 至于英文，同一个字在不同的地方有不同的用法。英文盛行于英国、美国、新加坡、菲律宾、印度等国家，但各国之间却用法不一。倘若我们对一名非新加坡人谈起“”(即组屋底层)的话，他将不知所云。