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milken		#11 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 2:26:16 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 4/25/2008 Posts: 192 Location: Nairobi		The gist of the rant above was bad English in Kenyan newspapers written in the English language. Unlike the man on the street, the writers (reporters) are supposed to have impeccable command of the language and incase they are deficient, their bosses the editors are supposed to fill the void. It is inexcusable for an English language newspaper to have English spelling mistakes. Itari muting'oe ihuragwo ngi ni Ngai
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mukiha		#12 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 2:27:25 PM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		There is a new addition to Kenglish: "I have ever...". This is used when answering a question beginning with "Have you ever...?". I have heard it used by primary school kids, so in the next 10 or so years, it will be officially acceptable. You just wait for it. Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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Wa_ithaka		#13 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 2:36:02 PM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 1/7/2010 Posts: 1,279 Location: nbi		mukiha wrote: We had this discussion before and it turned out that those who have poor grammar argue that "it doesn't matter as long as you understand what I mean". Others in this camp maintain that English of a foreigner's language and we shouldn't bother so much about using it correctly. On the other side of the fence we have the argument that if you are going to use a language, then strive to use it right and if you are "collected" anywhere along the way, take it is your stride and improve your mastery. I fall on the other side of the fence... Ironically, the paragraph makes no sense in English. ABK The Governor of Nyeri - 2017
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IDP		#14 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 4:34:35 PM
Rank: Member Joined: 8/26/2009 Posts: 76		Others in this camp maintain that English of a foreigner's language and we shouldn't bother so much about using it correctly.
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FundamentAli		#15 Posted : Monday, June 27, 2011 5:16:12 PM
Rank: Veteran Joined: 11/4/2008 Posts: 1,289 Location: Nairobi		I hate when I receive those calls from customer service guys and they ask "Is that Mr.Peter?". Am not Mr. Peter for Christ sake! They never get a positive reception with this manner of addressing me. Use of caps has been forgotten. If I appears in the middle of a sentence it appear as i. I do not get it! Unfortunately, kids today cannot speak any language properly, its neither English nor Kiswahili and neither their mother tongue. I cannot judge whether they speak proper sheng and I do not know whether sheng is a language.
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mukiha		#16 Posted : Tuesday, June 28, 2011 9:13:16 AM
Rank: Elder Joined: 6/27/2008 Posts: 4,114		Wa_ithaka wrote: mukiha wrote: We had this discussion before and it turned out that those who have poor grammar argue that "it doesn't matter as long as you understand what I mean". Others in this camp maintain that English of a foreigner's language and we shouldn't bother so much about using it correctly. On the other side of the fence we have the argument that if you are going to use a language, then strive to use it right and if you are "collected" anywhere along the way, take it is your stride and improve your mastery. I fall on the other side of the fence... Ironically, the paragraph makes no sense in English. ABK Which one? Please "collect" me. Nothing is real unless it can be named; nothing has value unless it can be sold; money is worthless unless you spend it.
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