A few people have been complaining to me about the use of the English language. I have mentioned some of the commonly made errors before, but I will mention them again. I am amazed at people with their degrees up to their doctorates, and they have a challenge with how they express themselves. I am no expert, but let me praise the parents who brought me up, the primary school I attended, the high school I attended, and the influence of the church.
Let me mention some strange things that are said in public:
- Someone welcomed the guests at Heroes Park by welcoming the members of the diplomatic corps, which is pronounced /kɔːr/ or /kor/. They were obviously speaking to the dead at Heroes Park.
- Before the last election, people kept talking about the elections being on September 3rd. It should be September 3, or the 3rd of September.
- You should not say 'refer back' or 'reverse back.'
- Many of us at all levels seemed to fall in love with the phrase "I would have." Many educators, politicians, and members of the police force keep on using the phrase "I would have." You either did something or you did not. Using the phrase makes you sound very uneducated and makes us wonder why you attended a university. You can say, "If I had sufficient funds, I would have fixed the rest of the building."
- A few nights ago, I heard a newscaster reporting that the Speaker of the House and Dr Burke had a dispute. That was not a dispute. The member of the house committed an act, and the speaker took action. How do you see that as a dispute? The action taken by the Speaker was sanctioned by the House of Parliament.
- The following was written on a radio station website: "The van then runs off the road and onto a banking." This was a report about the shooting on the Portmore to Mandela Road today. I have not heard that word since I left Trelawny. In Trelawny, we would say "bankin side". The proper term is "sidewalk."
- A listener called me today and said the city of "Caracas" was pronounced on the radio as "cacas".
- The "H" in "Hour" is silent.
- "Of" is pronounced /ɒv/, and "off" is pronounced /ɒf/. You can Google these words to find the correct pronunciations.
- You should never put a university degree before a national title. The Prime Minister should be referred to as The Most Honourable, Dr. Andrew Holness. Jamaica House officials put out releases saying Dr The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, and we follow them. My position is that they are wrong!
- The Prime Minister's wife is not the First Lady. The Governor General's wife is the First Lady.
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