1) Junus Tan spoke English differently from Singlish because he was born to and raised by English-educated parents and grandfather who studied in English-medium schools. 2) Lee Kuan Yew and other public figures of the time also spoke English in a more crisp, pronounced way resembling "Queen's English" because they were educated in England and interacted with upper-class British individuals. 3) Over time, as more Singaporeans began speaking English as a common language, the formal, precise version became diluted as natural variations developed in everyday usage.