Do they still teach english in school?

[larafan]

*shakes head*

[redsupra101]

guilty on sight, yuh guh deal wit him ent? wah he dey do yuh so eh? nah come rong smallz inno, izza level clipp gone fleck yuh up aftah

an wai yuh eh gwan gih yuh sista de pc yuh eh kno she de want to use it bai?

yuh mammy neva learn yuh manners wen yuh de small?

[GoS]

RichieRich, just so u jumping on my case i see i making joke and u bashing me u ent meh father so u stfu

[RichieRich]

*shakes head*

*marks spot*

[EL JEFE]

[RichieRich]

RichieRich, just so u jumping on my case i see i making joke and u bashing me u ent meh father so u stfu

wait nah
all d sweat i sweat and you still think im yuh uncle?

wtf that woman tell you boi?

[2NR Smurf]

$mall$464,b ah guh deal with u

I not inna them thing hoss, sorry.

smalls doh feel shame...u got scared....and yuh run an tell mammy.

[EL JEFE]

$mall$464,b ah guh deal with u

I not inna them thing hoss, sorry.

smalls doh feel shame...u got scared....and yuh run an tell mammy.

[cinco]

hahahaha
lawd
this thread is real kix yes

[Dessalines]

I think the point of this thread is not to celebrate stupidity, but it was a subtle means to tell those guilty of writing crap under the guise of "English" to take some time when posting and formulate your thoughts and write them in a way others can read and understand what is in your head.


But I don't think that will ever happen...

[cinco]

maybe because they are incapable of coherent thought

[AllTrac]

is de texting, i does have to reread most stuff the younger ones type here

[MonsterPower]

i took this from a website where some members here belong to also ...


see if any of u older and more "educated" heads can decipher this :

D talk yh squaking ain't from aroud dese hoods solidia so roll yh bombomclath from araung here and bless jah 4 all d greatest ting dem
teach yh! Bless jahhh!! Wan love, wan unity!

i literally read it bout 5 times before i get the gist of wah he waant to say yes... if this is teh state of trini's schools ..

i think its teh american culture and lingo as well as teh radio pple who believe they just migrate from jamaica .. freshwater jammaicans if u wanna call them that

[SuperSpeedStuff]

ok i am guilty of this and i will try my best to stop it................. i should of taken duane warning when he asked me about............... what "peps" mean, my apologise and i will type clearer now......................

[EL JEFE]

^ ^ ^ The way the good Lord intended it to be ?

[VexXx Dogg]

A little off topic here, but its a bit related.
the amount of people who leave secondary school and still CANNOT read or write is amazing.
How the fleck they pass through the system?

Our education system is going down the drain slowly but surely.

[kitkathy]

Bad spelling and grammar are pet peeves of mine so it actually hurts me to read some posts. Dont feel it's limited to here only. Ever noticed the bad spelling on those stickers some cars sport? And I'm always lucky enough to be behind them in traffic for them to raise my blood pressure.

[joker]

Bad spelling and grammar are pet peeves of mine so it actually hurts me to read some posts. Dont feel it's limited to here only. Ever noticed the bad spelling on those stickers some cars sport? And I'm always lucky enough to be behind them in traffic for them to raise my blood pressure.

You should have just called my name an get it over with

[kitkathy]

^^ I dont think i'll ever forget when you asked me "whey i de dey".

[Strauss]

Is we trini's wanting to talk like dem illiterate Jamaicans as if that is something good.

[AbstractPoetic]

i think its teh american culture

Yes, blame everything on America, shall we?

The degeneration of dialect within your country stems from backwardness, added to the fact that Trinidadians are emulating the culture and dialect of Jamaicans.

Just listen to the music that you hear within maxis, on the street, blasting from a vehicle.

Dancehall reggae for the most part, and it will most certainly have an influence on the language.

I have been observing the threads posted by the younger tuners and I have to wonder.

I wish to add that this pattern is also reflected in the language of older tuners and older Trinidadians in general.

[ZanRx8]

Most of the time the thoughts and comments, that are depicted on a forum, are expressions of the way an individual communicates. When you type your brain is telling your finger what the next key stroke should be, just as when you speak, you think about what you are going to say.
It is very difficult to understand how individuals type incomprehensible garbage, it makes you wonder if that's the manner in which they speak also.

No one is saying proper English is required all the time but at least communicate in a way that is understandable.

Mods just an idea
If someone was to post and it's not clear and comprehendible you should delete it......

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Bad spelling and grammar are pet peeves of mine so it actually hurts me to read some posts. Dont feel it's limited to here only. Ever noticed the bad spelling on those stickers some cars sport? And I'm always lucky enough to be behind them in traffic for them to raise my blood pressure.

hahaha - YES!

you see someone with "Conqueror" on their back glass and they leave out the "e" - and a popular one is that they spell "jealousy" wrong in "jealousy kills". Whats up with that jealousy kills or 4U2NV anyways? They really feel so much ppl bothering with what they have, or they just put that their for their macocious neighbour??

[joker]

maccocious neighbour??
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is for de neighbours

i had on my first lancer's back windscreen "IT HOTTIN YUH"
DAT WAS DIRECTED AT MY UNCLES AND NEIGHBOURS

[larafan]

Duane 3NE 2NR,

doh NV dem duane...

don't player hate...participate

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

i think its teh american culture

Yes, blame everything on America, shall we?

The degeneration of dialect within your country stems from backwardness, added to the fact that Trinidadians are emulating the culture and dialect of Jamaicans.

your talent never falters

we are not discussing trini dialect, we can all understand that and we actually appreciate it - in this thread we are talking about some terms the younger tuners use and how they type it. Like "soldia" and "rents" and "ur" and the most recently mentioned "peps". Its hard to decipher and may come from improper schooling or other suggestions such as excessive text messages or another that spelling isnt important anymore, even for dialect.

so get off your amercian stallion for a five minutes and feel free to join in and stay on the topic please

[AbstractPoetic]

we are not discussing trini dialect, we can all understand that and we actually appreciate it - in this thread we are talking about some terms the younger tuners use and how they type it. Like "soldia" and "rents" and "ur" and the most recently mentioned "peps". Its hard to decipher and may come from improper schooling or other suggestions such as excessive text messages or another that spelling isnt important anymore, even for dialect.

And it is my conclusion that what is said in text messages and online IS a reflection of the degeneration of dialect on a whole.

And I do believe my contribution adds to this discussion as you, amongst others, are attempting to identify the reason(s) behind the incomprehensiveness of text messages.

Text messages or online, it is a reflection of the dialect OFFLINE. You can at least admit that much.

[joker]

get off your american stallion for a five minutes and feel free to join in and stay on the topic please
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[JWT]

english is alive and well but we trini write how we speak now

[snowflake]

get off your american stallion for a five minutes and feel free to join in and stay on the topic please
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i second that!