Why does English appear to be a

[Muadib]

Look here Trini..You need to stop attacking posters and try and deal with the message.. act grown up..

[Karl]

Most do not struggle to put together an English sentence as they do not attempt use of "The Queens English".

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk2ejIqoXvM

You will not hear Gay's errors. You will without thinking accept his struggles...and if you do think, you will (not 'shall' ...it is the inflexible/unshakeable 'will'...that 'bound to be...') excuse each and every one or at worse claim "not as bad as our own...".

btw - Would you take to task an athlete from another country (often we see managers and footballers from other countries in EPL interviews)...or feel uncomfortable if it were a native of another country struggling to use English and likewise destroying the language?

If, no!
Why not?

[1of1]

should we try to sound like them

[Muadib]

sound like ? what do you mean ? Their accent ?

[Muadib]

Why would Americans speak 'The Queens English' ? That is not taught in schools..

Gay does not struggle to form a proper English sentence in interviews.

I am not from another country.. I am from Jamaica.. that should deal with your last question..

[Muadib]

ok.. speaking proper English but he could have acquired that over the years since.. would love to hear some interview audio from when they were competing...

[1of1]

a wi culture don't worry about it

[Muadib]

Is it also your culture to fail Maths and English ?

[1of1]

you are in other sports forum posting this

Why does English appear to be a foreign language among the Track athletes in Jamaica ?

Anybody have any footage of Mckenley or Quarrie era athletes being interviewed ?


interviewed would imply speech would it not, or that's not what you mean

"Is it also your culture to fail Maths and English ?

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Though of point, I will answer the question; Jamaicans have been failing maths and English, so there must be a culture of failing the subject, I am a Jamaican so anything Jamaican is my culture .

[Muadib]

is you bring in culture into the argument.. what culture haffi duh wid di inability to speaking proper English ??

bout off point.. yuh brazen..

[1of1]

what culture haffi duh wid di inability to speaking proper English ??

if you don't know this we don't need a discussion

[Muadib]

suh wait.. yuh nuh believe in spreading your knowledge.. ?

What about the Jamaican Culture leads to the inability to speak proper English..

Do people that speak proper English in Jamaica lack Jamaican Culture ?

[Don1]

Look here Trini..You need to stop attacking posters and try and deal with the message.. act grown up..

Seh wat!!!! LOL... yuh ah seh dis??????????????? Mi nuh believe mi yeye dem... all 4 ah dem

wooiiee mi belly!

[Exile]

No attack yute....but if you can't live in glass house and throw stones. Go and reconstruct your post in Standard English at least.

[Muadib]

mi nuh trow stone.. mi kick off face..