Typically used in Singlish to differentiate between the "right & proper"/official/etc (by right) way of doing something and the "quick & easy"/unofficial/corner-cutting/etc (by left) way of doing something.
Alice: Hey! Rubbish collector supposed to collect recyclables separate from non-recyclables, what?
Bob: By right, that’s the case but by left they oso just dump them in the same bin.
Alice: What by right & by left?! They should do their job properly!
Bob: Liddat, lor; angry so much for what?
Bob: By right, that’s the case but by left they oso just dump them in the same bin.
Alice: What by right & by left?! They should do their job properly!
Bob: Liddat, lor; angry so much for what?
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Person one: Did you know that 10 years ago I was the best player-
Person two: U+202E (Right-to-left override (
Person one: on the...
Person one: WHAT
Person one: WHAT IS HAPPENING!??!??!
Person two: U+202E (Right-to-left override (
Person one: on the...
Person one: WHAT
Person one: WHAT IS HAPPENING!??!??!
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Don't forget, make the end of it "Select, Start" if you want to play 2 players!
Don't forget, make the end of it "Select, Start" if you want to play 2 players!
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