Local Varieties of English
　In countries/where English is spoken/as a second or an official language,/there are often unique variations.// How are the varieties of English different?//
　For example,/in Singapore,/some people say,/“OK, lah?”/or “You love her, lah.”// This lah  is transferred from their local language,/Malay or Chinese.// It is similar to adding ne /to the end of a sentence/in Japanese.// The speaker might use it/to ask a question/or emphasize a message.//
　Likewise,/in India,/many people say [dís] for “this”/and [tɑ́nks] for “thanks.”// They substitute [d] and [t]/for [ð] and [θ]/because those sounds are much simpler/for them.//
　Thus,/different varieties of English/have developed,/influenced by local languages.//