Letters on: Language Related Links: Society Letters Menu Archival Menu Guyana should adopt American spelling Brainwashed Certain words should not be used Offensive language on TV Problems of translating meanings Use more delicate lauguage Examples should have been included Substance and content should be the criteria Three not tree Urgent upgrading of English pronunciation required on newscasts What's wrong with tree as three, give us a break Mr Eleazar No 'dis and dat' was tolerated Mr Bascom's outpouring on bad pronunciation is deplorable What a dull world it would be if there were no diversity of speech Older generation used to speak better Better English please We should stop using inappropriate words Take the trouble to pronounce names properly Classes in creative writing Rules of engagement in fiction writing Africa or Afrika? Afrika is correct Afrika should have been corrected New spelling should not be encouraged The 'erroneous' spelling of Africa should have been changed We must be careful not to rewrite history What is the evidence for this usage? Afrika is the German spelling Rearing not raring Get a Concise Oxford as well Blown cover of plagiarism should not stop the flow of original opinions The Swahili language is of African origin Swahili is an Arabic patois 'Crisis' is a favourite word of government critics
Guyana should adopt American spelling Brainwashed Certain words should not be used Offensive language on TV Problems of translating meanings Use more delicate lauguage Examples should have been included Substance and content should be the criteria Three not tree Urgent upgrading of English pronunciation required on newscasts What's wrong with tree as three, give us a break Mr Eleazar No 'dis and dat' was tolerated Mr Bascom's outpouring on bad pronunciation is deplorable What a dull world it would be if there were no diversity of speech Older generation used to speak better Better English please We should stop using inappropriate words Take the trouble to pronounce names properly Classes in creative writing Rules of engagement in fiction writing Africa or Afrika? Afrika is correct Afrika should have been corrected New spelling should not be encouraged The 'erroneous' spelling of Africa should have been changed We must be careful not to rewrite history What is the evidence for this usage? Afrika is the German spelling Rearing not raring Get a Concise Oxford as well Blown cover of plagiarism should not stop the flow of original opinions The Swahili language is of African origin Swahili is an Arabic patois 'Crisis' is a favourite word of government critics
