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The people of my country are amazing. We no longer do what we were supposed to do. We always end up with someone who 'would have done' something. The question is, if someone would have done it, then who did it?
This must be very confusing for our children and people like myself because we no longer know what is correct. Top officials in the Education and Information Ministry, heads of academic institutions, and professionals have adopted this phrase, 'would have'.
Can you imagine a dad sending his child to school, and when his child returns from school, he asks his child, "Did you learn anything at school today?"
The child replies, "Yes, Dad, I would have learned plenty of things today."
The father repeated emphatically, "Did you learn anything?"
The child repeated, "I would have Dad."
The frustrated dad said, "I guess you would have. When I went to school, I learned English; now they teach the children Hinglish. The dad then said, "When is your next examination?"
The child responded, "June 1st."
The dad looked at his child and said, "Are you sure?"
The child annoyingly replied, "The teacher would have told me exactly as I told you, Dad."
The dad said, "I thought the date of your first examination would be June 1."
The child replied emphatically, "No, Dad. June 1st."
The child then asked her dad, "What was your day like, Dad?"
The dad said he went to a function, and after the chairman welcomed and mentioned all the officials, the minister rose and proceeded to speak. He said to the audience, "All protocols observed."
The dad looked at his child quizzically. The father rested his hand on the child's shoulder and said, "I am still in the dark as to which protocol the minister was referring to and who observed those protocols." The minister then referred to the PM as Dr The Most Honourable. I said to myself at that point, "The PM's major title is The Most Honourable. Why is Dr. placed in front of the man's national title?"
The English language and these protocols can be very confusing. Can you imagine if the speaker had invited me to speak at the function and pronounced my name /derby/ instead of /darby/?
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Like the Americans we owe England for what we have done to the English language....lol.. it's a little difficult to get persons who think in the beautiful mother tongue of potois..patwah,to express and comprehend English. Frankly , the old slave master is thoroughly deserving of this sustained verbal hassalt...lol. Please remember that teachers are not necessarily the best ones to educate ....
ReplyDeleteAnd these are some of the reasons why children are having great difficulties learning and understanding English language
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ReplyDeleteWe have to differentiate between teaching and that of an educator. Protocal established will prevent speakers from going through a list of names and titles which can be confusing.
ReplyDeleteI suggest saying, "Ladies and gentlemen, good day." The chairman should have mentioned the persons who are to be acknowledged, so there is no need for each speaker to go through the list again. If the GG or the PM is there, then I would say, "Your Excellency, ladies and gentlemen." For God's sake, do not say, "All protocols observed." This statement is nonsensical, and your audience will quietly laugh at you.
DeleteWhen a speaker says " I would have done x y or z " I always ask "so why didnt you " and it turns out that they did do x y and z. Very confusing.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely 💯 correct on these pointers, especially the date. Too often Radio & TV Personalities say the month then add "st/nd" to the date. I heard a classic pronunciation the other day someone reading the news - should have written the word down. Talking about PROTOCOL - does that still exist. There was this gentleman I think he's passed on and also a Lady who could school this new breed.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we do truly speak Jamaican English. I would have thought that was Jenglish!
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