2026 Reviews
Manglish: Malaysian English at its Wackiest. 3rd Edition. With Stephen J Hall.
What a treat to revisit ‘Manglish: Malaysian English at its Wackiest’
- now with 70 new entries and even more delightful content in its third edition! This book captures the cheeky, colourful essence of how Malaysians really speak. It’s witty, informative, and often laugh-out-loud funny. Whether you’re a proud Manglish user or just curious how we blend lah, leh and lor into our daily conversation, this book is a gem. With this updated edition, readers get an even richer look at our ever – evolving, uniquely Malaysian way with words. So shiok one!
– Datin Kalsom Taib, cookbook author, winner of 7 Gourmand awards
We shouldn’t be lulled by the entertaining read of this book on the creativity of Manglish that we fail to notice the serious scholarly work that goes into gathering a comprehensive corpus, explicating the meaning of words that are intuitively used, and illustrating them with clarity to those outside Malaysia. This is a book that shows impressive sociolinguistic expertise!
– Suresh Canagarajah, Evan Pugh University Professor, Pennsylvania State University
Manglish: Malaysian English at its Wackiest (3rd edition) is proof that Malaysians did not break the Queen’s English; they upgraded it (double confirm)! With new words and phrases, this edition is a testimony of the inherent creativity of multicultural, multilingual societies and the playful and cheerful character of Malaysians. Manglish is like rojak – messy, spicy, but somehow perfect. Bon appetit!
– Tamas Kiss, Associate Professor, Centre of English Language Studies,
Sunway University
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